voxeljet AG announced that FKM Sintertechnik GmbH has joined its VX1000 High Speed Sintering (HSS) beta program. FKM Sintertechnik will expand its production capacity with the powerful 3D printer, reducing per-part costs while providing an unprecedented build volume. Digitized, networked, and resource-saving, the VX1000 HSS platform has been developed for the production chains of tomorrow.

FKM joins a cohort of innovative companies ushering in the next generation of large-format, high-productivity polymer 3D printing. With FKM?s participation, voxeljet has reached the threshold of its VX1000 HSS beta program. With a build envelope of 1000 x 540 x 180 mm (for polyamide 12/nylon material), the system has a significantly larger build volume than comparable LPBF systems. Thanks to the industrial printing technology, constant layer times and printing rates of up to 7,300 cm³/h can be achieved independent of the packing density and results in high reproducibility.

This makes it possible to print large-format components in one piece or to reduce the cost per part in additive series production, for larger quantities of smaller parts. The VX1000 HSS is scheduled to be installed at FKM Sintertechnik's headquarters in Biedenkopf, Germany, in the second quarter of 2024. A VX200 HSS has already been installed on site to allow FKM's specialists to be trained on HSS technology.