The future of metal 3D printing is in print farms says Markforged CEO, Greg Mark.
While a number of companies are attempting to create machinery capable of industrial metal 3D printing, Greg Mark believes these“大型金属打印机将被平行工作的较小的低成本机器取代 - 印刷农场。”
3D打印大规模打印
Using the Metal X machine, which was今年早些时候在CES揭幕，该公司计划扩大金属3D打印生产。Markforged认为，这样的步骤将加速金属3D打印技术和整个制造业。正如格雷格·马克（Greg Mark）所说的那样
3Dmetal print-farms will shorten development time, closing the gap between prototyping and production.
Markforged intends to develop a system that allows for rapid production of strong metal parts. Often seen as just a prototyping tool, the Massachusetts company expects the use of 3D printing to drastically change in the future with the ability to produce functional metal parts on demand and with ease.
但是，为了做到这一点，在努力方面是规模。
Metal 3D print farms
对于Markforged，耕作是大型金属3D打印生产的解决方案。目前，3D打印农场主要使用塑料。例如，纽约添加剂制造局，Voodoo Man雷电竞充值ufacturing建立了一个自动FFF打印机农场现在由自动机器人手臂操作。
To optimize the process for metal 3D printing, Markforged has sped up production with rapid sintering using a microwave furnace and will take a three-pronged approach to large-scale metal manufacturing.
首先，通过其原子扩散添加剂制造（ADAM）工艺，该工艺由金属X机器启用。雷电竞充值
ADAM is an end-to-end process that starts with metal powder, captures it in a plastic binder (which makes it safe to handle), and then forms it into the part shape one layer at a time. After printing you sinter the part in a furnace, burning off the binder and solidifying the powder into the final fully-dense metal part.
第二步是通过3D打印农场平台，并利用金属X的高级智能传感器。最后，Markforged的车队管理软件将用于控制大量连接打印机的工作流程。
“未来是如此金属”
在接下来的2年中，Markforged将实现真正的数字金属制造的技术飞跃。数字时代改变了人类已知的其他行业 - 音乐，摄影，写作，电信，电子邮件，互联网。但是制造业与50年代的制造业大致相同。现在是机械工程进入数字时代的时候了。
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特色图像显示了来自金属X的样品零件。图像通过Markforged。
