Holo provides PureForm™ metal additive manufacturing technology that enables the production of intricate metal parts with micron-scale features using digital light processing (DLP) and a custom metal powder-filled photopolymer binder. This technology allows for rapid prototyping and scalable production without the need for tooling, significantly reducing lead times and accommodating frequent design iterations.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Problem
Manufacturing intricate metal parts with micron-scale features typically requires extensive tooling, leading to long lead times and high costs, especially for rapid prototyping and design iterations. Traditional methods often struggle to produce parts with complex geometries and fine details efficiently.
Solution
Greene Group Industries offers PureForm™ metal additive manufacturing, a technology that enables the production of complex metal parts with micron-scale features using digital light processing (DLP) and a custom metal powder-filled photopolymer binder. This approach allows for rapid prototyping and scalable production without the need for tooling, significantly reducing lead times and accommodating frequent design iterations. The printed parts are sintered using metal injection molding (MIM) equipment, ensuring consistent and accurate metal 3D printed parts with a high-quality surface finish that often requires no post-processing. This digital manufacturing process facilitates agile production, allowing for quick adjustments to part designs and scaling of production volumes without major cost implications.
Target Audience
The primary audience includes engineers and product development teams requiring intricate metal parts with high precision, rapid prototyping capabilities, and the ability to scale to production volumes without the constraints of traditional tooling.
Features
- Utilizes digital light processing (DLP) technology for high-resolution printing of metal parts.
- Employs a custom metal powder-filled photopolymer binder to achieve intricate geometries.
- Enables production of parts with features as small as 50 microns.
- Offers a range of engineering-grade materials, including pure copper and stainless steels like 17-4PH and 316.
- Provides a streamlined workflow: CAD file submission, requirement review with the engineering team, in-house printing and sintering, and shipment within two weeks.
- Supports rapid design iterations and prototyping with minimal setup costs.
- Facilitates the creation of "un-machinable" features, such as extreme length-to-diameter ratio holes and inaccessible internal geometries.
- Integrates metal injection molding (MIM) sintering for consistent and accurate final parts.