{"id":18019,"date":"2022-10-06T11:26:47","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T09:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voxeljet.de\/?p=18019"},"modified":"2022-10-06T14:02:08","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T12:02:08","slug":"voxeljet-launches-tpu-polymer-3d-printing-for-hss-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voxeljet.com\/press-releases\/voxeljet-launches-tpu-polymer-3d-printing-for-hss-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"voxeljet launches TPU polymer 3D printing for HSS technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;]<ol class=\"breadcrumb header-subtitle\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voxeljet.com\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><\/ol>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_divider=&#8221;step_3_4&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky=&#8221;yes&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;756742&#8243;]voxeljet now offers on demand polymer parts from TPU via HSS technology[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;457451&#8243;]Friedberg, October 6th, 2022. voxeljet AG (NASDAQ:VJET) is expanding its portfolio of on-demand 3D printing services. Effective immediately, the company is offering on-demand parts made from thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) using the High Speed Sintering (HSS) process. The flexible material is characterized by durable elasticity, damping properties and high impact protection. The TPU parts are used\u00a0 particular in the footwear industry, for padding in helmets, saddles or seats, for elastic tubes and hoses, and for sealing and packaging. The TPU material used in the HSS process was developed by voxeljet together with materials manufacturer Covestro. Customers benefit from customized polymer components in high quality at cost-effective prices.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;187542&#8243;]Alongside the standard polymer PA12, TPU is one of the polymers increasingly in demand for 3D polymer printing. With its cushioning properties, the thermoplastic material has proven itself for decades in the production of shoe soles, it offers impact protection and is being used more and more across industries: in the plastics processing industry, in the automotive and consumer goods industry, in aerospace and in the engineering sector.[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-176892&#8243; heading_semantic=&#8221;p&#8221; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;400&#8243; el_class=&#8221;quotes content-quotes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;150216&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]The HSS technology in combination with the TPU material allows us to provide an inherently hard, highly stressable part with soft properties. This opens up completely new and highly individual application possibilities of 3D printing for plastic parts[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1588176428123{margin-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1588175941462{padding-left: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;p&#8221; text_size=&#8221;h6&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;179827&#8243;]Tobias Gr\u00fcn, Global Product Manager<br \/>\nvoxeljet AG[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-137819&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;500&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;155221&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Different degrees of hardness through HSS technology[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;437364&#8243;]In the production of polymer components, voxeljet takes advantage of the special material properties of TPU in conjunction with the HSS technology: TPU can be very soft and elastic or very hard and persistent. These properties can be specifically influenced in all three dimensions using HSS technology. In High Speed Sintering, a fine layer of polymer powder is applied onto a heated build platform and the areas where the part is to be built are then inked with a heat-absorbing ink. Infrared light is used to fuse the printed areas of the polymer powder, leaving unprinted material loose. Layer by layer, the polymer is applied, printed, and irradiated until the build-up of the full jobbox and the parts within it, is complete. How soft or solid the part is depending on the volume of infrared-absorbing ink introduced. The more heavily a build area is inked, the stronger the part. By using industrial inkjet print heads, it is possible to print correspondingly different gray levels within a layer and thus realize different product properties per layer. In addition to this grayscale printing, the strength of a component can also be influenced by its geometry. Lattice structures with different wall thicknesses are used to print geometries that can be adapted to individual load profiles in order to save additional material.[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-137819&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;500&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;162132&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Durable elasticity at attractive on-demand prices[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;141538&#8243;]&#8221;The HSS technology in combination with the TPU material allows us to provide an inherently hard, highly stressable part with soft properties. This opens up completely new and highly individual application possibilities of 3D printing for plastic parts,&#8221; says Tobias Gr\u00fcn, Global Product Manager at voxeljet. TPU components produced with the HSS printing process have particularly long-lasting permanent elasticity and excellent rebound properties compared to other TPU 3D printing processes. The successfully passed Cytotoxicity test also confirms that there is no damage to cells and tissue when the material comes into contact with the skin. In addition, no discoloration of the components occurs. &#8220;With the HSS process, we can produce individualized polymer parts on-demand at high quality and speed at comparatively low cost. High Speed Sintering is an economical, efficient and resource-saving solution due to the use of large-format print heads. The technology offers enormous potential for future-oriented products,&#8221; says Tobias Gr\u00fcn.[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-137819&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;500&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;183008&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Partnership with materials manufacturer Covestro[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;475120&#8243;]The TPU qualified for the HSS technology was co-developed by voxeljet and materials manufacturer Covestro. &#8220;The close cooperation between material and machine manufacturers enabled us to bundle our joint know-how and thus coordinate and optimize the part quality as well as the 3D printing process.&#8221; says Gr\u00fcn. With the collaboration, the two companies aim to develop integrated material and process solutions for the economical additive high-volume production of polymer components.[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-137819&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;500&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;133549&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;478519&#8243;]<span class=\"ContentPaneDiv\"><span class=\"ContentPaneDiv1\">To the extent this document contains forward-looking statements, such statements are not statements of fact and are made using words such as &#8220;expect&#8221;, &#8220;believe&#8221;, &#8220;estimate&#8221;, &#8220;intend&#8221;, &#8220;strive&#8221;, &#8220;assume&#8221; and similar expressions. 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