filament printing

The filament printing presented here can be used to produce metallic and ceramic components with complex shapes. Filaments in various highly filled polymers are available for the process. By means of the Shaping-Debinding-Sintering process the green bodies are converted into metallic/ceramic components. As with the PIM process, the filament printing can be used to produce near-net-shape parts, whereby the sintered bodies have a linear shrinkage of 15-20 % compared to the green bodies. In order to produce parts of very high quality, the printing process must be controlled accordingly.