Speed Strength Scale View Our 3D Printers HSE 3d Printing Platform The Essentium High Speed Extrusion 3D Printing Platform is designed for industrial production and performs at a level required by the most demanding manufacturing environments. Find Out More Essentium Materials Essentium materials are designed by experienced material scientists and optimized for strength, performance and flexibility in the most demanding environments. Find Out More Essentium Blog Injection Molding vs 3D Printing: Complementary, Not Competing Technologies Much has been written about how additive manufacturing can be a replacement for injection molding technology to mass produce end-use parts at scale. While it is true that advances in 3D printing have moved the quantity needle farther to the right, especially when using high speed extrusion technology on a fleet of 3D printers operating in parallel, it will be difficult for any 3D printing method—FDM, SLA, SLS or even high speed extrusion—to ever truly replace injection molding for high volume mass production applications. There are differences in surface finishes, material properties, and aspects of product design that may be optimized for injection molding versus 3D printing processes. Read More Optimizing Part Design for Speed and Material Savings With High Speed Additive Manufacturing—Part 2 In Part 1 we presented several basic best practices to optimize part design for high speed extrusion to maximize 3d printer extrusion rate. We learned that by avoiding sharp corners and merging linkable bodies where possible, we can maximize print speed, and just as importantly, maintain a consistent material temperature and flow to print the best quality parts. Read More Optimizing Part Design for Speed and Material Savings With High Speed Additive Manufacturing—Part 1 Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) can unlock the potential for additive manufacturing in many different applications including jigs and fixtures, casting, and end-use part production. Read More Key Applications Jigs and Fixtures Quickly 3D print the masters to create a variety of parts to each customer's exacting specifications. Iterate with complete freedom of design for improved speed to production. Tooling Save time and money. Create highly accurate molds, iterate on the fly and 3D print in a matter of days at a fraction of the cost of traditional tooling and casting methods. Surface Mount Technology Cost-effectively 3D print electronic circuit components using ESD-safe materials with the speed and accuracy required for mass production, plus the flexibility to modify designs as needed. End Use Parts Quickly and easily print volumes of end use parts and components with exact precision and repeatability. Bio Medical Create prosthetics mapped to each patient's unique physiology to attach devices with the most stability, durability and comfort. Design customized orthotics for the healthcare, sports and workwear markets. Rapid Prototyping Iterate design changes in hours instead of days and weeks. Test various materials to determine the proper form, fit and function of a part in the manufacturing process. Industrial 3D Printing Solutions at Scale The era of 3D printing for mass production has arrived. More than a technology for prototyping, Essentium's additive manufacturing solutions deliver the speed, accuracy and power required to make 3D printing a critical part of your production floor. Transforming markets and processes employing traditional production methods like injection molding, Essentium combines the flexibility of 3D printing with the productivity of traditional manufacturing to create industrial 3D printing solutions at a scale never achieved before. Essentium. Your total additive manufacturing solution for industrial production. Request A Demo Request a demo of Essentium's unique 3D printing technologies today. Request Demo
Injection Molding vs 3D Printing: Complementary, Not Competing Technologies Much has been written about how additive manufacturing can be a replacement for injection molding technology to mass produce end-use parts at scale. While it is true that advances in 3D printing have moved the quantity needle farther to the right, especially when using high speed extrusion technology on a fleet of 3D printers operating in parallel, it will be difficult for any 3D printing method—FDM, SLA, SLS or even high speed extrusion—to ever truly replace injection molding for high volume mass production applications. There are differences in surface finishes, material properties, and aspects of product design that may be optimized for injection molding versus 3D printing processes. Read More
Optimizing Part Design for Speed and Material Savings With High Speed Additive Manufacturing—Part 2 In Part 1 we presented several basic best practices to optimize part design for high speed extrusion to maximize 3d printer extrusion rate. We learned that by avoiding sharp corners and merging linkable bodies where possible, we can maximize print speed, and just as importantly, maintain a consistent material temperature and flow to print the best quality parts. Read More
Optimizing Part Design for Speed and Material Savings With High Speed Additive Manufacturing—Part 1 Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) can unlock the potential for additive manufacturing in many different applications including jigs and fixtures, casting, and end-use part production. Read More
