Company CEO to Speak on Future of Metal Additive Manufacturing at Inside 3D Printing San Diego

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--3Diligent, the 3D Printing Partner for Every Business, announced today it has expanded its metal rapid manufacturing technologies to provide the most comprehensive range of 3D printing options to create metal parts anywhere.

The company has announced new capabilities which will enable 3Diligent to offer metal plating of resin and plastic parts in addition to metal casting of wax-printed parts. These offerings complement the companys other metal printing and machining options.

The metal 3D printing market is booming - as evidenced by industrial giant GEs purchase of printer manufacturers Arcam and Concept Laser GmbH. Furthermore, market researcher IDTechEx reported metal 3D printer sales grew by 48 percent in 2015 and material sales grew at 32 percent.

"The size of the metal 3D printing market is growing and so are the number of different printing technologies available. At 3Diligent, were committed to understanding the tradeoffs between these technologies to advise and provide our customers a single, seamless rapid manufacturing solution. Thats why were pleased to add wax-to-metal and metal plating options to our already market leading breadth of capabilities," said Cullen Hilkene, CEO of 3Diligent.

Metal plating of 3D-printed parts allows designers to achieve many of the benefits of metal printing, without the price tag. Through metal plating, parts are given a metallic appearance and additional durability.

Wax print to cast metal technology provides customers a means to access metals that arent readily printed any other way. This process can be utilized for casting of precious metals or industrial alloys that arent readily offered in the powder form required for other types of metal 3D printing.

These processes are added to 3Diligents already impressive range of printing capabilities, which include Laser Melting (a.k.a. DMLS), Electron Beam Melting (EBM), and Binder Jetting with Metal Infiltration (BJMI). The company also offers 3-, 4-, and 5-axis CNC Machining. Information regarding these previously offered processes are already listed on the companys website and information about the new processes will be posted in the coming weeks.

Hilkene will speak today (December 14) at 2:20 p.m. at the Inside 3D Printing Conference and Expo, taking place in San Diego, Calif., on a panel entitled "The Future of Metal AM: Delivering on the Promise." Hilkene will discuss the current state of metal additive manufacturing, the technological developments on the horizon, the industries that are leading its adoption and some of the challenges with using this technology.

The company will also have a booth (#320) at the event, where it will show off some samples of parts printed by this range of metal printing processes.

For more information about 3Diligents 3D metal printing and other material and process options, visit http://www.3diligent.com/.

About 3Diligent

The 3D Printing Partner for Every Business, 3Diligent launched in 2014 as a way to connect clients deterred by the cost of 3D printer ownership with carefully vetted vendors to enable rapid, high quality additive manufacturing at competitive prices. 3Diligent uses data science to connect customer requests for quotes with the right set of vendors to compete for the work, then facilitates the transaction, guaranteeing parts arrive on time and to spec. This allows customers to streamline their supplier base and also allows service providers to get more out of their capital investments. For more information, visit http://www.3Diligent.com/.