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TECHNOLOGY NEWS AND DEVELOPMENTS APLENTY AT
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Read on for some of the news and technology developments presented at the 2022 AMUG Conference and RAPID + TCT this past spring. Look for more in future issues and at 3dmpmag.com. And, for detailed reports on what transpired at AMUG and RAPID + TCT, please see the article beginning on page 13.
BY LOUIS A. KREN, SENIOR EDITOR, and BRAD KUVIN, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
24 | 3D METAL PRINTING • SUMMER 2022
3DMPmag.com
HP and Legor Group Collaborating on Precious-Metals Development for HP Metal Jet AM Machine
HP Inc. and Legor
Group SpA announced
a strategic collabora-
tion for the develop-
ment of innovative pre-
cious-metal materials
for HP’s Metal Jet system. Legor, a devel- oper and producer of metal alloys, pow- ders and plating solutions, is the first to produce specialty precious-metal mate- rials for the jewelry and fashion acces- sories markets designed to work with HP’s 3D metal binder jet platform.
The collaboration initially will focus on enabling the production of functional stainless-steel accessories for the jewelry and fashion markets. In parallel, the com- panies will implement an R&D program to parameterize and characterize bronze and silver powders, and, eventually, gold powders, the core material in the precious sector.
“Producing metal powders and 3D
metal objects is part of our DNA and we always have been collaborating with cus- tomers in the jewelry and fashion-acces- sories world,” says Massimo Poliero, pres- ident and CEO of Legor Group SpA. “The digital capabilities of HP Metal Jet provide an alternative method to classic invest- ment casting, which requires the com- bustion of waxes or resins and the use of gypsum as casting material, containing free breathable silica. It is our way to pro- mote more robust and intentional sus- tainability into production processes.”
HP and Legor will work to optimize printing and sintering parameters for these new materials as well as surface- finish results. Research will take place in