HP Highlights Advancements in Polymers and Metals 3D Printing at Formnext 2023
November 07 2023 - 2:00AM
Today at Formnext, the world’s leading additive manufacturing
event, HP Inc. (Booth D41, Hall 12.1) showcased its strong
commitment to sustainable manufacturing, including new innovations,
materials, tools, and expanded software capabilities to accelerate
the journey from adoption to scale for polymers and metals 3D
printing. HP is also highlighting its industry-leading work with
partners and customers including BMW, Decathlon, INDO-MIM, and
others.
“HP is pushing the boundaries of 3D printing with new
innovation, expanded capabilities, and a relentless drive to help
our partners and customers develop and grow opportunities for more
sustainable manufacturing,” stated Savi Baveja, President of
Personalization & 3D Printing and Chief Incubation Officer, HP
Inc. “We are proud to empower industries to create a greener, more
agile future. Our commitment to sustainability is at the core of
our vision.”
Commitment to Sustainable Manufacturing
HP’s commitment to enabling sustainability within its 3D
printing business is underscored by a three-pillar approach on
display at Formnext this year: reducing carbon footprint, enabling
circularity, and sharing knowledge for more impactful results.
“We have three core areas of focus across HP’s 3D printing
solutions, capabilities, and materials to help advance more
sustainable manufacturing,” said François Minec, Global Head of 3D
Polymers, HP Inc. “From high-reusability materials to help brands
reduce net zero waste and minimize carbon footprint to offering
take-back programs and new tools to calculate carbon footprint we
want to help our customers make choices that help our planet and
our people.”
A notable example includes HP's long-standing collaboration with
mobility leader BMW Group as they look to advance sustainable
design, materials, production, and automation of applications using
a variety of HP 3D printing solutions. Jens Ertel, Head of Additive
Manufacturing at BMW Group, emphasized the shared vision, "We
evaluate every part of our production process, continuously
improving our operations to minimize our CO2 footprint. HP
prioritizes environmental responsibility by offering CO2 reduced
materials without additional costs, making it easy to adopt.”
The adoption of HP Multi Jet Fusion technology at BMW Group has
led to faster development, shorter lead times, and a flexible,
cost-effective approach to manufacturing. To help meet
sustainability goals while reducing costs, BMW Group uses the HP
Jet Fusion 3D Automation Accessory. The solution is designed to
minimize idle time, reduce labor costs associated with additive
manufacturing, and open new opportunities in series production.
Ertel emphasized, “Within our working model HP’s Automation
Accessory allows us to double the output with the same printer,
which is helpful in projects with short lead times. With cost
savings in 3D printing and new business cases, adoption will
accelerate, and the demand for 3D printed parts will grow.”
Other HP sustainability highlights include:
- HP is working with materials
partners to develop more sustainable, high reusability materials.
Together with Arkema, HP is developing bio-based materials made
with renewable castor oil and using biomethane to further reduce
carbon footprint. With Evonik, HP is doubling down on
sustainability by developing the 3D High Reusability PA12. Made
using renewable energy during production, the material can help
reduce the carbon footprint of commonly used PA12 material by 49%
without altering its propertiesi.
- HP customers like DECATHLON are
constantly working to identify new opportunities to improve
sustainability practices, this includes active participation in the
Arkema Take Back program. Julien Guillen, Head of Additive
Manufacturing at DECATHLON, stated, “Additive manufacturing,
especially with Multi Jet Fusion technology, extends the lifecycle
of our sports products, enhances their durability and
upgradability, and mitigates the environmental impact of our
manufacturing processes.”
- HP is launching a groundbreaking
Carbon Footprint Calculator tool, an innovative software that will
allow customers to get a calculation of the carbon footprint of
specific printed parts. This tool empowers industries to make
informed decisions regarding the environmental impact of their
additive manufacturing practices.
New Innovations and Expanded Partnerships
HP is also showcasing new 3D polymers solutions, advanced
automation capabilities, integrated software options, and 3D metals
momentum, including:
- New innovations in HP’s extensive 3D
polymers portfolio include the HP Jet Fusion 5600 Series and the HP
Jet Fusion 5000 Solution. HP’s new 5600 Series offers greater
repeatability, reliability, and customization to help reduce
development and validation costs. Customers including Prototal and
Protolabs are already producing parts using the new solution. The
HP 5000 Solution is designed to lower the entry barrier for Multi
Jet Fusion technology adoption, catering to new customers looking
to assess production volume as well as R&D organizations, and
small industrial or healthcare businesses currently outsourcing
final part production.
- New partnership with Materialise to
drive volume 3D printing to integrate HP’s Multi Jet Fusion and
Metal Jet technology into the Materialise CO-AM software platform.
This integration offers optimized 3D print job management,
real-time machine monitoring, and data preparation, allowing
manufacturers to create workflows that improve traceability,
quality control, and machine utilization.
- Collaboration with Autodesk to
bundle Autodesk Fusion with HP Multi Jet Fusion and Metal Jet
printers to provide integrated design and manufacturing
solutions.
- Live demos of HP’s automation
proof-of-concept with Siemens are now available for companies
looking to streamline production, increase efficiency, and minimize
downtime. Demos are being booked in the Barcelona-based DFactory
which is a hub for HP collaboration with partners and customers on
R&D, application development, and production use cases. See
video here.
- HP continues its industry-leading
momentum in 3D metals announcing new partnerships with INDO-MIM,
Sandvik, and Elnik, and additional metals materials with long
standing partner GKN Additive.
HP at Formnext
Visit HP Booth D41, Hall 12.1 to learn more
about HP’s new solutions, services, software, and materials, and
see the latest production applications. HP will also participate in
several thought leadership panels at the event, including:
- Materialise + HP Partnership Meet
& Greet with Savi Baveja on Tuesday, November 7 at 3:00 pm CET
at Materialise Booth (Hall 12.1 C139).
- Siemens’ ‘Introducing the AM I
Navigator’ panel featuring François Minec on Wednesday, November 8
at 4:00 pm CET at the Tech Stage.
- ‘Reinventing Metals Production’ with
Tim Weber on Wednesday, November 8 at 3:15 pm CET at the Tech
Stage.
- ‘Advancing Manufacturing for
Production at Scale’ featuring Liz Stortstrom on Wednesday,
November 9 at 11:15 am CET at the Tech Stage.
About HP
HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) is a global technology leader and creator of
solutions that enable people to bring their ideas to life and
connect to the things that matter most. Operating in more than 170
countries, HP delivers a wide range of innovative and sustainable
devices, services and subscriptions for personal computing,
printing, 3D printing, hybrid work, gaming, and more. For more
information, please visit: http://www.hp.com.
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i Based on results of the September 2023 Evonik Life Cycle
Assessment (LCA) for HP 3D High Reusability PA12 material.
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