From the course: Additive Manufacturing: Metal 3D Printing
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Outsource or make in-house?
From the course: Additive Manufacturing: Metal 3D Printing
Outsource or make in-house?
- [Instructor] Even though 3-D printing metal bound in filament is far simpler than its powder based counterparts, it still be more than you want to deal with. If you've decided you want to vend out creation of your parts, how should you decide what technology to use? - [Instructor] Filament like bench top systems will likely make it possible for smaller service bureaus to do metal printing on site. This will lower costs of metal printing in the long run and create more distributed sources of this technology. A halfway solution for you might be to print the parts in house with high metal content filament, then just vend out the debinding and sintering. Services will require a 3-D CAD model anyway, so this might be a way to save money if you can find affordable debinding and sintering. For example, 3-D printer and filament retailer MatterHackers sells BASF stainless steel filament and a by the kilogram coupon for debinding and…
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