Up to 50% Price Reductions on MJF 3D Printing Manufacturing Costs
with the UK’s Largest Multi Jet Fusion Capacity Expansion to Date

How does Multi Jet Fusion work?

Powder is heated up to just below the melting point. Once up to temperature, a carriage is rolled over the top of the build bed depositing a fusing agent in the area where the part cross section is and a detailing agent around the perimeter of the part cross section. The carriage also has a heating lamp that melts the powder in the area where the fusing agent is deposited. The detailing agent repels the heat to give a crisp edge to the part. The build platform then drops down 0.08mm and a layer of pre-heated powder is layed over the top of the part. This is repeated around 4,000 times in a 12 hour cycle. This results in a build bin full of powder, some of it is part, and some of it still powder. The powder acts as both the build and support material, meaning you don’t need a physical support, resulting in much cleaner prints than other technologies such as FDM, SLA or DLP.

When the build is completed, it is left to cool overnight. The build is then taken to a powder removal station where the parts are removed from the powder by hand. They then go onto the automated cleaning stage before any additional finishing.