Pellet-style additive system from AIM3D prints three materials in parallel

The new ExAM 510 3D printer from AIM3D GmbH is based on the German company’s pellet-based Composite Extrusion Modeling process. The multimaterial machine can additively manufacture parts from metals, ceramics, and plastics.

The 510 is a further development of the company’s smaller EXAM 255. It can process up to three materials in parallel, which allows for two building materials and a support material. The build platform measures 510 by 510 by 400 mm, and the build area heats to 200 degrees C, which reduces stress formation in the workpiece and allows the use of high-performance materials.

Depending on the material and when fitted with a 0.4-mm nozzle, the new printer’s build rate tops out 250 cm^³/hr.

The purpose of developing the ExAM 510, says AIM3D, was to enable significantly increased precision for additively manufactured components. The company claims its extruder operates up to 10 times faster than standard filament extruders.