ExOne’s online calculator compares cost of metal 3D printing January 27, 2021
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ExOne Production Metal Cost Calculator is designed to provide manufacturers with a per-part estimate for binder jet 3D printing a precision metal part so they can quickly compare the technology to other forms of traditional and additive manufacturing.
The new tool requires just a few easy inputs – material, machine, part dimensions and volume – and is based on the purchase of any one of ExOne’s four Pro series printers, a lineup that competes with existing systems from Digital Metal and new binder jet systems from Desktop Metal, GE and HP.
Jan 15, 2021
As the west emerged from early lockdowns and the east continued to recover from the initial months of the pandemic, there were rebounds in the Professional, Design and Industrial 3D printer segments with shipments up +9%, +16% and +22% respectively between Q2 and Q3 2020.
However, quarterly totals lagged behind those for 2019 and, for these key groups, were down by −12%, −11% and −21% year-on-year.
The robust demand from shut-in consumers and working-from-home professionals for finished-good Personal 3D printers seen in the first half of the year settled down a bit in the third quarter but, although shipments were −7% down on Q2 2020, they were up +2% from the same period in the previous year.