HP and Legor Group Collaborate to Advance Metals Science and Stainless Steel Accessories for Jewelry and Fashion Markets
March 31 2022 - 08:00AM
HP Inc. and Legor Group SPA today announced a strategic
collaboration for the development of innovative precious metal
materials for HP’s Metal Jet system. Legor, a leader in metals
science and production of best-in-class alloys, powders, and
plating solutions, is the first to produce specialty precious metal
materials for the jewelry and fashion accessories markets designed
to work with HP’s revolutionary 3D metal binder jet platform.
“Our vision for additive manufacturing goes beyond small series
and prototyping,” said Massimo Poliero, President & CEO
of Legor Group SPA. “We see a future where every modern
business will have one or more of HP’s state-of-the-art binder
jetting printers in its facilities, enabled by Legor's technology,
design and support to reduce the time to market for both precious
and non-precious metal parts. This strategic partnership with HP is
the keystone to accelerate this vision and move the industry toward
more sustainable manufacturing.”
“Our work with Legor aligns perfectly with HP’s vision to
disrupt manufacturing norms, accelerate digital manufacturing and
sustainable impact for customers around the world,” said
Didier Deltort, President, HP Personalization & 3D
Printing. “The combination of our breakthrough Metal Jet
3D printing platform with Legor’s materials expertise and
customer-centric approach will disrupt the luxury jewelry and
fashion industries. This is an exciting milestone as we prepare to
make Metal Jet more broadly available to the market later this
year.”
The collaboration will initially focus on enabling the
production of functional stainless steel accessories for the
jewelry and fashion markets. In parallel, the companies will
implement a rigorous R&D program to parameterize and
characterize bronze and silver powders and eventually gold powders,
the core material in the precious sector. HP and Legor will work to
optimize the printing and sintering parameters for these new
materials and the surface finish results. Research will take place
in the new Legor 3DMetalHub in Bressanvido, Italy, a center of
excellence focused on accelerating additive manufacturing for the
luxury industry.
In addition, working closely with HP, Legor is creating
opportunities for its customers to take advantage of the cost,
quality, and productivity benefits of HP Metal Jet and helping them
integrate sustainable manufacturing into their businesses. The
advantages of HP Metal Jet enable Legor to transform product
manufacturing on behalf of customers in the precious sectors and
beyond. Along with design freedom, production flexibility, and
lowering development costs, HP Metal Jet enables customers to
economically manufacture high-quality metal parts at scale.
Poliero added, “Producing metal powders and 3D
metal objects is part of our DNA and we have always been
collaborating with customers in the jewelry and fashion accessories
world. The digital capabilities of HP Metal Jet provides an
alternative method to the classic investment casting which requires
the combustion of waxes or resins and the use of gypsum (calcium
sulphate) as casting material, containing free breathable silica.
It is our way to promote more robust and intentional sustainability
into production processes.”
HP Metal Jet in Action
HP will be showcasing the latest Metal Jet parts at several
global industry events, including at the Additive Manufacturing
Users Group (AMUG), April 3-7, 2022, in Chicago. A Metal Jet
session will be held on April 4 at 4:30 pm CT in Continental C.
To learn more about HP Metal Jet as well as HP’s Multi Jet
Fusion 3D printing innovations and explore hundreds of breakthrough
applications driving the digital industrial revolution,
visit HP at Rapid + TCT in Detroit, May 17-19,
2022.
Information on HP’s Metal Jet platform can be found at
HP.com/go/3Dmetals.
About HP Inc.
HP Inc. is a technology company that believes one thoughtful
idea has the power to change the world. Its product and service
portfolio of personal systems, printers, and 3D printing solutions
helps bring these ideas to life. Visit http://www.hp.com.
About Legor
Legor is the international leader in precious metal’s science
serving jewellery and fashion sectors with focus on Sustainability.
Since 40 years, it's alloys, powders and plating solutions, empower
Customers to shape ideas into fascinating creations, everywhere in
the world.
Federica
Galdemanfederica_g@legor.comMichele Guthrie, HP
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