What is Binder Jet Printing?

Binder Jetting 3D printing (BJP) is the most widely known process for 3D printing a green body of metal or ceramic powders, of which small particles are bonded by polymeric binder - "glue". A binder jet nozzle sprays the binder at specific microscale locations, very similar to how a conventional printer sprays ink onto paper. 3D parts are built by printing 2D layers "slices" sequentially. The binder jetting techniques have been applied to many different metals and ceramic materials, including titanium. We are incorporating the BJP technique in our research on novel titanium powder sintering and microstructure engineering to achieve high-performance and low-cost Ti alloy components.  

The U of U and IPX team apply Binder Jet Printing technology to produce titanium alloy parts.

BinderJet Printed Parts

BinderJet Printed Parts