Desktop Metal Introduces PureSinter™ – a High-Purity Vacuum Furnace that Delivers Premium Debind-and-Sinter Performance at an Affordable Price
Desktop Metal (NYSE: DM) has unveiled the PureSinter™, a high-purity vacuum furnace designed for one-run debinding and sintering of metal parts. It is compatible with both Additive Manufacturing and traditional methods, featuring a 15.8L retort. Developed over five years, the furnace promises ease-of-use, premium performance, and low operating costs. It features a patent-pending design, 17 fans, and a pop-out ceiling vent, allowing rapid cooling from 1,420°C to 200°C in under four hours. The first unit has been installed at FreeFORM Technologies, and standard shipments will start in Q3. PureSinter will debut at Rapid + TCT in Los Angeles from June 25-27.
- PureSinter offers high-purity processing for metal parts with one-run debinding and sintering.
- Developed over five years, it features a patent-pending, contamination-free design.
- Compatible with both Additive Manufacturing and traditional manufacturing methods.
- Rapid cooling from 1,420°C to 200°C in less than four hours, reducing downtime.
- Low operating costs due to efficient design and energy consumption.
- First unit installed at FreeFORM Technologies, showcasing validation and trust.
- Standard shipments start in Q3, indicating readiness for market adoption.
- Validation with 14 metal powder and binder combinations, with more to follow.
- Exemplary performance with titanium parts, showing high density, tensile strength, and elongation.
- No need for complex setups or getter materials, simplifying operations.
- No specific pricing details mentioned, leaving potential cost concerns for buyers.
- Possible market competition from existing high-end furnaces not addressed.
- Heavy reliance on extensive testing and validation, which may prolong widespread adoption.
- Dependency on third-party validation at FreeFORM Technologies could delay broader market rollout.
Insights
Desktop Metal's introduction of the PureSinter™ Furnace marks a significant advancement in the field of additive manufacturing and traditional metalworking. The furnace's ability to achieve high-purity, debound and sintered metal parts in a single run is an important leap in technology. It addresses long-standing issues with contamination and inefficiency in metal parts manufacturing, particularly for industries where precision and material quality are critically important.
Innovative features such as the hot walls and an airtight processing environment indicate a potential reduction in operational costs and an increase in reliability. The rapid cooling system without the need for water-cooled walls also suggests a reduction in energy consumption and maintenance costs, which can be significant for manufacturers.
Importantly, the compatibility of PureSinter with various metal powders, processing gases and manufacturing methods extends its utility across different production environments. This flexibility can lead to broader adoption within the industry, enhancing productivity and reducing the complexities associated with different sintering requirements.
From an investor’s perspective, this product signifies a potential increase in Desktop Metal’s market share and profitability. The technology’s ability to improve operational efficiency and reduce costs for manufacturers can translate to higher demand and sales growth for Desktop Metal in both short and long-term horizons.
Desktop Metal’s launch of the PureSinter™ Furnace presents a promising opportunity for the company’s financial growth and market positioning. The furnace's introduction could drive a significant boost in revenue streams by tapping into both additive manufacturing and traditional metalworking sectors.
The scheduled shipments starting in
The multiple cost-reducing features of PureSinter, like the absence of expensive water-cooled walls and lower energy consumption, are likely to enhance the value proposition of the furnace. This can provide Desktop Metal with a competitive pricing advantage, which is important for capturing market share in the industrial furnace sector.
However, potential investors should remain cautious about the execution risks and market adoption rates. While the furnace offers several technical improvements, the overall impact on Desktop Metal’s bottom line will depend on the successful deployment and reception of the product in a competitive market.
The introduction of PureSinter™ by Desktop Metal is likely to have a substantial impact on the market dynamics within the metal parts manufacturing industry. By addressing contamination issues and offering high efficiency, PureSinter sets a new benchmark for sintering furnaces.
The furnace's compatibility with various manufacturing processes, including Additive Manufacturing and Powder Metallurgy, positions it as a versatile solution across multiple industry applications. This broad compatibility can enhance Desktop Metal’s appeal to a wider customer base, fostering market penetration and adoption.
The product's performance metrics — such as better density, tensile strength and elongation of titanium parts — suggest a competitive edge over existing solutions. These attributes can attract high-tech industries such as aerospace and medical devices where material performance is critical.
Moreover, the anticipated debut at Rapid + TCT provides a strategic platform for showcasing the technology to key market players and potential customers. This can significantly enhance brand recognition and drive initial sales momentum.
- PureSinter offers one-run debinding and sintering of metal parts produced with either Additive Manufacturing or traditional manufacturing methods in a 15.8L retort
- In development for five years, this all-new furnace was designed for ease-of-use, premium performance, reliability, and low cost of acquisition and operation
- PureSinter features a revolutionary, patent-pending machine design that delivers parts-per-billion levels of purity in a high-efficiency, airtight processing environment — ensuring a clean and reliable furnace with low operating costs
- With more than 17 fans and a pop-out ceiling vent, PureSinter can cool from 1,420°C to 200°C in less than four hours without expensive water-cooled walls
- Titanium parts sintered in PureSinter demonstrate better performance results for density, tensile strength, and elongation than an all-metal retort third-party furnace with lower energy consumption and without complex setup requirements and getter materials
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The first PureSinter Furnace has been installed at FreeFORM Technologies, a metal binder jet contract manufacturer based in
St. Marys, Pennsylvania , and the largest owner of a Super Fleet of 24 Desktop Metal 3D printers, to validate new materials - Standard shipments of the PureSinter Furnace — which is now validated with 14 metal powder and binder combinations, with more to follow — are slated to begin in Q3
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The Desktop Metal PureSinter Furnace will make its global debut June 25-27 in
Los Angeles at Rapid + TCT, North America’s largest additive manufacturing and industrial 3D printing event
The new Desktop Metal PureSinter™ Furnace offers one-run debinding and sintering of metal parts produced with Additive Manufacturing (BJT or BMD) or traditional Metal Injection Molding (MIM) or Powder Metallurgy (PM) manufacturing methods. (Photo: Business Wire)
PureSinter is compatible with powder metal parts 3D printed with Additive Manufacturing, such as Bound Metal Deposition® (BMD) and Binder Jetting (BJT) processes, as well as traditional Metal Injection Molding (MIM) or Press and Sinter (PM) manufacturing methods.
For decades, the powder metal manufacturing industry has been challenged by sintering furnaces that are easily contaminated by hydrocarbons and other waste emitted by powdered metal parts. This contamination builds up on walls and other surfaces inside the furnace and causes undesirable chemical reactions and furnace reliability complications that have long challenged powder metal manufacturers.
“Rather than trying to simply mitigate the factors that lead to poor performance in an all-in-one debinding and sintering furnace, we have eliminated them with an innovative all-new design,” said Ric Fulop, Founder and CEO of Desktop Metal. “This is the first product from Desktop Metal aimed at manufacturers using both Additive Manufacturing and traditional manufacturing methods.
“We have put the PureSinter through a prolonged period of testing to rigorously verify our new design, and it has exceeded all expectations. PureSinter is an exemplary demonstration of the innovation for which Desktop Metal and our engineers are known. We believe this furnace will revolutionize sinter-based AM and the traditional furnace industry.”
A video showcasing the new PureSinter design and performance is available at TeamDM.com/PureSinter.
All-New Furnace Design
In development for more than five years, PureSinter reinvents furnace design from the ground up to eliminate traditional furnace challenges with an all-new, patent-pending approach. PureSinter features hot walls that prevent contamination buildup and an airtight processing environment to ensure efficient waste exit and the highest levels of purity.
PureSinter has undergone extensive testing and shows little to no contamination or buildup inside the furnace, even after hundreds of runs. Consequently, PureSinter delivers the highest quality sintered parts, on par or better than premium furnaces with higher acquisition, energy utilization, and operating costs. Even titanium can be easily sintered with a high degree of confidence without the complex preparations required with other furnaces. PureSinter is Ti-Tested™ with excellent results.
The PureSinter furnace is compatible with all of DM’s metal printer platforms and binders, and the system is currently validated with 14 metal powder and DM binder combinations, including stainless steels, tool steels, superalloys, and reactives. Additional material validations are in process.
PureSinter can reach a maximum temperature of 1,420°C and is qualified for use with a variety of processing gasses, including argon, nitrogen, forming gas, and air. The system also features a total of 17 fans and a pop-out ceiling vent for active, rapid, and consistent cooling as well as fast turnaround times. Importantly, PureSinter does not require cold walls with expensive water-cooling features. As experienced furnace users know, cold walls are collection points for debinding residue and contaminants.
With an oxygen-tight retort seal, and an efficient cooling system, the PureSinter energy requirements offer a dramatic improvement over other state-of-the-art furnaces that it competes with on performance. The electrical requirements are 200-220V, 40A; 380-415V, 20A, 3ph, 50/60hZ. With a maximum power draw of 15.2 kW, PureSinter has a holding steady state power draw of approximately 7 kW at 1420°C.
PureSinter also modernizes the experience of operating a furnace, with a vertical furnace design that offers an efficient footprint, an automated thermal hood lift, touchscreen controls, and unparalleled visibility inside the retort.
The Desktop Metal PureSinter Furnace, along with metal parts sintered in the PureSinter furnace, will be on display June 25-27 in
For more information on the Desktop Metal Pure Sinter Furnace, visit TeamDM.com/PureSinter.
About Desktop Metal
Desktop Metal (NYSE:DM) is driving Additive Manufacturing 2.0, a new era of on-demand, digital mass production of industrial, medical, and consumer products. Our innovative 3D printers, materials, and software deliver the speed, cost, and part quality required for this transformation. We’re the original inventors and world leaders of the 3D printing methods we believe will empower this shift, binder jetting and digital light processing. Today, our systems print metal, polymer, sand and other ceramics, as well as foam and recycled wood. Manufacturers use our technology worldwide to save time and money, reduce waste, increase flexibility, and produce designs that solve the world’s toughest problems and enable once-impossible innovations. Learn more about Desktop Metal and our #TeamDM brands at www.desktopmetal.com.
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