3D Printer CBAM-2
- Category: 3D Printers
- Manufacturer: Impossible Objects
Our 3D Printer Is…
FAST: It’s already among the top 3 fastest 3D printers on the market, and is the only additive manufacturing technology with line of sight access to high volume manufacturing.
FLEXIBLE: Our AM process lends itself to low-cost printing and high-value and high strength printing, due to the types of materials it utilizes.
EFFECTIVE: Using high-strength composites, our printer manufactures stronger, stiffer, and lighter parts with increased precision and greater quality control.
About the 3D Printer CBAM-2
CBAM stands for Composite-Based Additive Manufacturing and is a combination of lamination and binder jetting. Our printer uses high-speed inkjet printing methods to produce high-performance composite parts without tooling or messy resins.
The new CBAM-2 3D printing system delivers complex parts on an industrial scale and reportedly speeds up the AM process as much as 10x. The CBAM-2 combines high-performance polymers with long-fiber carbon and fiberglass sheets to rapidly print composite parts that are stronger, lighter, with better temperature performance and more durable than parts made using conventional 3D printing methods.
The CBAM-2 is also capable of 3D printing parts from composite materials that are not widely available for other 3D printing methods, at least not with the same level of reinforcement offered by Impossible Objects. Combining carbon fiber and fiberglass sheets with high-performance thermoplastics like PEEK and Nylon can produce parts with better strength-to-weight ratios than metals, along with superior temperature performance and chemical resistance.
The new system also supports larger parts, with printed sheets that can reach up to 12 x 12 inches in size with increased precision. The CBAM-2 features three added cameras, ensuring greater quality control and guaranteeing each sheet is printed perfectly and each inkjet nozzle is fired seamlessly.
In addition, the new automatic powder filling reduces fill-time to days, and bulk ink cartridges eliminate the need to refill ink frequently, allowing the machines to run efficiently for longer periods of time. The systems are expected to be available to customers at the beginning of Q3.