{"id":37850,"date":"2022-05-16T16:00:30","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T14:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/?p=37850"},"modified":"2024-04-30T22:55:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T20:55:13","slug":"what-to-expect-at-rapid-tct-2022-160520225","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/what-to-expect-at-rapid-tct-2022-160520225\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Expect at RAPID + TCT 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

The biggest North American additive manufacturing event, RAPID + TCT<\/a> will be taking place this year from May 17th-19th in Detroit, Michigan. This is the 30th year that the event will be held and is a joint project between two 3D technology event industry veterans SME and Rapid. This year certainly promises to be an interesting one as already many in the industry are reacting to the Biden Administration’s efforts to promote the use of AM in the USA<\/a>. And 3Dnatives will of course be attending to keep you up to date on all the news coming from the event. But before it starts, we want to give a breakdown on what you can expect. Take a look at the round up of some of the biggest news from attending 3D printing companies to see what you can look forward to at RAPID + TCT 2022.<\/p>\n

AON3D Will Print High Performance Materials in Duplication Mode<\/h3>\n

In a first for the FFF 3D printer market, AON3D has announced that they will be showcasing what they term “High Temperature Duplication Mode” at RAPID + TCT 2022. As 3D printing is increasingly adopted for even more industries, one thing that we are seeing is that users are looking for high performance parts, with little to no post processing, fast, and at scale. AON3D hopes to address this need with their ability to print even high performance, difficult to print materials in duplication mode (printing in two print heads simultaneously) thanks to a new firmware update to the AON M2+ High-Temperature 3D Printer. The company will also be showing new high-performance materials at their booth including Zymergen Z2 Polyamide, VICTREX AM\u2122 200 LMPAEK\u2122 (low-melt polyaryletherketone) and Braskem FL900PP-CF (a carbon-reinforced polypropylene).<\/p>\n

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Photo Credits: AON3D<\/p><\/div>\n

Desktop Metal to Showcase 300+ 3D Printed Production Parts<\/h3>\n

It has been a busy few years for Desktop Metal<\/a>. The company has rapidly gone from startup to one of the leading companies in the additive manufacturing market with several notable acquisitions in 2021 especially. And for the first time, DM will be showing applications across the expanded Team DM portfolio including metal, polymer, elastomer, ceramic, composite, and upcycled wood 3D printing solutions. Attendees at RAPID + TCT 2022 will be able to see more than 300 3D printed production parts during the event as well as of course DM’s various 3D printing platform including the new the ExOne S-Max\u00ae Flex robotic sand printer<\/a> for foundries. The applications for the parts are expected to be vast and include examples from the automotive, aerospace, energy, medical, and consumer goods industries.<\/p>

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Photo Credits: Desktop Metal<\/p><\/div>\n

Dyndrite to Make Partnership Announcements<\/span><\/h3>\n

Though there is not much information yet, Dyndrite, the developer of the Dyndrite Accelerated Computation Engine, is expected to make a number of announcements at RAPID + TCT 2022. If you are interested in learning more, Dyndrite will be holding a new conference on the first day of the event, Tuesday May 17th, at 10:15 AM EST in their booth. Notably, Dyndrite is expected to announce new partnerships with Azul3D, Impossible Objects & Meteor Inkjet.<\/p>\n

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Essentium to Show New Materials and its IDEX Printer at RAPID + TCT 2022<\/h3>\n

In a continued trend from the event, Essentium, a provider of industrial additive manufacturing solutions, will be showing innovations for companies to advance and expand AM investments and operations. Interested attendees will be able to see the Essentium High Speed Extrusion (HSE TM ) 280i HT 3D Printer<\/a>\u00a0which the company claims is the first true independent dual extrusion system. They will also be presenting a range of high temperature materials for production-scale 3D printed parts along with Lehvoss<\/a>, the chemical and mineral specialist.<\/p>\n

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Photo Credits: Essentium<\/p><\/div>\n

Inkbit Aims to Highlight High-Performance Solutions at RAPID + TCT 2022<\/h3>\n

Inkbit<\/a>, an additive manufacturing company in Medford, Massachusetts, is probably best known for its Additive Manufacturing System with Inkbit Vista, which according to their team is the first-of-its-kind closed loop feedback 3D printing ecosystem. Though they only launched their AM solutions last year, already the MIT spin-off has been making waves, acquiring a contract with the US Air Force<\/a> quickly after its Vista release.\u00a0 Now, attendees at RAPID + TCT 2022 will be able to see the company in action. At their booth, Inkbit will be displaying its range of high-performance thermoset plastics at the event as well as have experts on hand to explain how Vision-Controlled Jetting (VCJ) can unlock production scale AM. Additionally, be sure not to miss Inkbit’s Tech Hub Session, “Using Vision-Controlled Jetting for Next-Generation Industrial Automation Equipment” on Tuesday, May 17th at 10:30am.<\/p>\n

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Photo Credits: Inkbit<\/p><\/div>\n

Materialise to Show its New CO-AM Software<\/h3>\n

Last week, Materialise<\/a>, a global leader in 3D printing solutions, introduces its CO-AM software which it claims can help advance serial AM production. CO-AM will apparently give manufacturers cloud-based access to a full range of software tools to manage and optimize each stage of AM operations. For Materialise, this is key to allow more users to turn to AM to produce at scale and they highlight the particular importance of automation in developing unique and reliable workflows. You can learn more about the software at Materialise’s booth.<\/p>\n

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Senvol to Present with Northrop Grumman at RAPID + TCT 2022<\/h3>\n

If you are interested in learning more about Senvol, there will be a few ways to see them while at RAPID + TCT 2022. First, don\u2019t miss the featured presentation \u201cImproved Process Parameter Optimization Using Machine Learning.\u201d Senvol President Zach Simkin and Northrop Grumman will be briefing attendees on the technical results of a recently completed America Makes program focused on a machine learning-enabled approach to process parameter development. Second, you can stop by Senvol\u2019s Booth to learn more about their AM data products including the Senvol Databse, Senvol API, Senvol Indexes, Senvol SOP, Senvol ML and Senvol Services.<\/p>\n

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SPEE3D’s First Cold Spray Metal 3D Printed Wheel<\/h3>\n

SPEE3D\u2019s patented cold spray metal technology is one of the fastest metal 3D printing technologies on the market and can be used in a variety of industries including aerospace, automotive, marine and defense. And if you are interested in seeing the world\u2019s fastest metal 3D printers, then be sure to head over to SPEE3D\u2019s booth at RAPID + TCT 2022. Not only will you be able to see the machines but the company will be showing their cold spray 3D printed wheel for automobiles for the first time as well as live manufacturing copper battery terminals.<\/p>\n