基于西班牙的3D打印机制造商Triditive与台湾电子公司合作Foxconn开发基于活页夹技术的新金属3D打印机。
到目前为止，未命名系统的细节很少，但我们确实知道，这两家公司目前都在制作初始原型，以及与3D打印机一起使用的新材料。
Triditive’s business is built around its patented AMCELL 3D printer lineup, which includes theAmcell 1400和Amcell 8300。模块化系统基于公司自己的AMD（自动多材料沉积）技术，该技术将粘合剂喷射模块与几个Delta FDM模块结合在一起，以打印金属，聚合物，甚至是纤维增强的复合材料。另一方面，富士康是世界上最大的电子汇编商之一，为诸如Apple，，，，Sony，，，，任天堂，，，，Microsoft， 和英特尔。
Triditive is also collaborating withTecnalia，巴斯克国家的研究中心，为该过程开发定制的约束剂。据该公司称，它也与德国研究组织紧密合作Fraunhoferto select the metallic powders that will be compatible with the 3D printer.
Foxconn and Triditive state that the key selling points of their upcoming technology will be scalability and cost reductions, and it will be suitable for 3D printing complex end-use metal parts.
什么是Binder Jet 3D打印？
金属粘结剂喷射是一个3 d printin inkjet-basedg process that leverages a powder bed of metal feedstock. A high-precision printhead is used to spray carefully-controlled amounts of liquid binding agent onto the powder bed, which binds the powder into a solid layer. The bed is recoated and the process repeats itself layer by layer until a 3D part is produced.
As parts are printed surrounded by unfused powder, there is often no need for the use of support structures. Triditive also claims that any excess unfused powder in the build chamber will be reusable, further saving on materials costs.
与任何3D打印过程一样，粘合剂喷射零件也需要进行后处理，尤其是在设计用于最终使用的情况下。刚从建筑室中崭露头角的组件处于其绿色状态，这意味着由于高孔隙率，它们易碎而脆弱。它们可以在炉子中烧结，以燃烧结合剂（脱附）并增加零件的密度，从而提高其机械性能。
Triditive and Foxconn – a curious partnership
尽管对于Triditive来说，在粘合剂喷射市场上开枪是有意义的，但富士康的参与要令人惊讶。富士康已将3D打印用于原型应用程序数十年，但是到目前为止，它从未开发出3D打印机或3D打印材料，这意味着它首次正式进入增材制造空间。雷电竞充值
实际上，早在2013年，富士康首席执行官特里·古（Terry Gou）告诉台湾媒体：“ 3D打印是头。如果真的这么好，那我会向后写我的姓氏。”
He went on to add that 3D printing was not suitable for mass production (Foxconn’s specialty) and that it didn’t have any commercial value.
So why the change in heart? Thanks to advancements in 3D printing technology, additive processes are now more viable than ever for high-throughput production applications. As such, Foxconn probably now sees 3D printing as a viable method of automating some of its more manual manufacturing and assembly workflows, even at mid to high volumes. Binder jetting, especially, lends itself to fast print speeds and large build volumes, so Foxconn’s batch production efforts may soon benefit from significant cost and lead time reductions.
Big names in additive manufacturing
每隔一段时间，我们都会看到像富士康这样的技术和制造巨头对3D印刷领域进行了激动人心的投资。就在上个月精工爱普生公司（Epson）是一家专门从事2D印刷技术的跨国日本电子公司，宣布启动首张工业级3D打印机。According to the company, the novelty of the machine lies in its unique flat screw extrusion technology, which allows the system to 3D print a wide variety of pellet materials.
别处，Mitsubishi Electric Corporation，，，，a major manufacturer of electronics and electrical equipment, recently announced the launch of its own new metal 3D printing system. The upcomingAZ600是基于激光的定向能量沉积（DED）系统that’ll work by melting welding wires to 3D print near-net-shape metal parts.
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特色图片显示Tridive的Amcell 8300 3D打印机。通过Tridive。
