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Originally Posted by MrBasse
How do they plan to extrude metal? Especially iron or ferrous metals? Even aluminum would take an impressive heating element and then would result in a puddle of metal rather than a controlled plastic flow of material.
Or is the plan just to deposit controlled amounts of material in a small area and build up layer thickness based on the thickness of metal flake? Essentially making a thin layer metal laminate? I'm curious as to their solution for this, and am interested in how you are testing results.
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I believe all metal 3d printers use a mix of plastic and metal in them. I also know some do metal coated items. Ill see a bit more of the trend in a little over a month at the 3d printing expo.