ECN extends DLP technology for 3D printing to metals

摘要

Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) has reported that Digital Light Processing-based technology (DLP) that has been developed in cooperation with its partners for the 3D printing of ceramic materials can also be made suitable for metals, providing a higher-quality alternative to existing 3D metal-shaping techniques. The advantage of this technology, states ECN, is that the material is constructed in a way that does not involve melting the metals, resulting in well-compacted, homogeneous and therefore high-grade materials.