New 3D Printer Prints Parts Fifteen Times Faster Than Existing Technologies – Metrology and Quality News
Impossible Objects will unveil the CBAM25 machine at the RAPID+TCT show in Chicago, next month, bringing its revolutionary CBAM composite printing process up to date. The CBAM 25 is 15 times faster than its competition and brings 3D printing to mass production.
The CBAM 25 is expected to be commercially available by early 2024. It will break the 3D print speed barrier and use advanced materials for superior mechanical performance.
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“The world is made out of things and with the CBAM 25 we are changing the way they are made,” Robert Swartz is the Chairman and Founder of Impossible Objects. “The CBAM 25 is the world’s fastest printer and we are entering a new era of 3D printing with nearly unlimited material options at the speed of true mass production. This is a Moore’s law moment for 3D printing and this is just the first step.”
Replace CNC Machining with Greater Geometric Freedom
CBAM 25, a high-performance composite material, allows engineers to create stronger, lighter parts that are more durable. Carbon Fiber PEEK materials are able to achieve a high level of chemical and temperature resistance and have mechanical properties that surpass most engineering plastics. Carbon Fiber PEEK is a good alternative to aluminum for tooling, spares and repairs. Impossible Objects currently produces and sells components in untapped 3D industries such as electronic tools and for a variety of applications. These include aerospace, defense and transportation industries. The technology is replacing CNC machining by allowing for greater geometric freedom.
Impossible Objects’ CEO, Steve Hoover, emphasizes the importance of production speed with the new CBAM 25: “CBAM 25’s 15 times faster speed than existing 3D Printers completes 3D Printing’s transition from prototyping into the heartland for manufacturing. It’s hard to actually imagine what fifteen times faster means. As a comparison, the speed difference is between the fastest human being to run a mile and a Formula Race car on a straightaway. That’s the same difference that our new CBAM 25 has versus prior technologies. We believe that this is a huge-step forward not only for our company, but also our industry, as it moves 3D printing into volume manufacturing.”
Impossible Objects, founded in 2006, was founded on the belief that 3D printing would revolutionize the world the same way computers and the Internet have.
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