500°C preheating option: Right first time

Imagine being able to print larger components from titanium alloy Ti6Al4V (Ti64) or tool steel H11 (1.2343) and getting instantly perfect results. No cracks, less thermally induced stress in the component and no problems from detached support structures. Not possible? It is possible using the TruPrint 5000 with the 500°C preheating option.

Why 500°C preheating?

Printing titanium

Printing H11

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Your benefits

With our TruPrint 5000 and 500°C preheating option on the substrate plate, you always have control over temperatures in the process chamber. Homogeneous heat distribution, which specifically prevents stress in the component, reliably achieves optimum printing results for your application. And works in series production too.

Higher quality production

Lower residual stresses measurably increase component quality, especially with Ti64. At the same time, you benefit from having greater design freedom and a very robust production process.

Processing a wider range of raw materials

Be it H11 or H13, our preheating option enables you to process a much wider range of materials and achieve improved component quality.

Less post-processing

The preheating function means that component production requires fewer support structures saving you not only material but also time and costly post-processing.

Reliable series production

Industrial-grade printing with the TruPrint 5000 and the preheating option 500°C for series production. The tried and tested exchangeable cylinder principle can also be used in combination with high preheating temperatures.

See for yourself: What 500°C preheating does

3D-printed component with the 500°C preheating option

Do you want to get large components without cracks or delamination defects from a 3D metal printer? With the TruPrint 5000 and the 500°C preheating option, you can print components made of Ti64, H11 or H13 in high quality and cost-efficiently – with no rejects or material waste.

Component printed without 500°C preheating

Large components made of Ti64, H11 or H13 often have cracks, stresses and delamination defects caused by too rapid cooling during the LMF process. Consequently, the components are unusable.

Industries that particularly benefit from preheating

Some materials, e.g. Ti64, H11 or H13, are common in certain industries and are ideal for 3D printing with 500°C pre-heating, especially when producing larger components.

Printing titanium

Components in the aerospace, medical and energy sectors are sensitive, high precision and challenging. They therefore especially benefit from flawless 3D printing using 500°C preheating.

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Printing H11 or H13

The TruPrint 5000 with 500°C preheating not only prints tools and molds made of H11 or H13 with extreme precision, but also ensures they are robust and durable.

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TruPrint 5000 and 500°C preheating: The perfect combination for your application

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Manufacture 3D printed parts in series at high levels of productivity and quality! The TruPrint 5000 and optional substrate plate preheating up to 500°C ensures high quality parts and a robust LMF process. The integrated exchangeable cylinder principle also makes it possible to set up the cylinders and remove powder for build jobs parallel to the LMF process.

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No more cracks: Printing Ti6AI4V

Titanium is high strength, low density, has excellent corrosion resistance, and tolerated well by the human body. It therefore offers many benefits to industries, such as medical technology, aerospace and the energy sector, in manufacturing high-precision components. What if such components could be printed without the risk of stress cracks? The 500°C preheating option now makes it possible because the high temperature greatly reduces internal stresses in titanium. Furthermore, the components' geometric precision is also higher so that support structures can be fully dispensed with. This opens up completely new application possibilities for the material in many industries.

What benefits do you get from preheating titanium?

Less internal part stress

High temperatures significantly reduce part stress in titanium, which is a great advantage especially for volume changes and support structure connections.

More design freedom

The preheating option gives you a high degree of design freedom, especially for larger components. This increases the range of parts that can be built by LMF.

Preheating strongly reduces residual stresses in cantilevers

3D-printed cantilever using 500°C preheating

The 500°C preheating option reduces deformation of the Ti64 cantilever by 95%. This was shown by our own study as well as a study in cooperation with RWTH Aachen and Digital Additive Production DAP.

3D-printed cantilever using 200°C preheating

When the preheating temperature is just 200°C, clearly visible residual stresses and deformations in the titanium Ti6AI4V cantilever occur.

In detail: How preheating reduces internal stress in components

200°C, 300°C, 400°C or 500°C? The diagram clearly shows the preheating temperature at which residual stresses in Ti6AI4V cantilevers significantly decrease.

The proof: Greater design options using a gimbal as an example

3D-printed gimbal using 500°C preheating

Printing a gimbal with the 500°C preheating option significantly reduces residual stress in the Ti6AI4V component. This opens up entirely new possibilities in design, especially in the construction of more solid components.

3D-printed gimbal using 200 C preheating

A 3D-printed gimbal using 200°C preheating shows clear internal stresses. Compared to a temperature of 500°C, the preparation and post-processing effort is significantly higher due to the increased need for simulations and support structures.

Our additive manufacturing expert explains how you can improve results for aerospace applications by using the 500°C preheating option.

TruPrint 5000 and 500°C preheating: The perfect combination for your application

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3D printing in tool and mold making: Farewell to cracks in H11 and H13

Metal 3D printing offers many benefits for producing injection molds and mold inserts, and not just economic benefits but also improved cooling properties. Until now, tool and mold making has had to switch to 1.2709 for 3D printing. This is a thing of the past because from now on printing in H11 (1.2343) and H13 (1.2344) is also possible. Whether you produce using H11 or H13, you will get optimum, crack-free printed products that are also highly resistant to wear and tear.

500°C preheating: The advantages when printing H11 and H13

Fewer cracks

The TruPrint 5000 with the 500°C preheating option gives instantly impressive printed results.

Larger components printable

Even high-volume components made of H11 or H13, previously impossible to make with additive manufacturing, are now printable.

Effectively preventing cracks in highly polished cores

3D-printed component using 500°C preheating

Printed results for highly polished cores made out of H11 using the 500°C preheating option are crack-free with densities in excess of 99.9%. Polishing properties are also high with no difference to conventional production. Cooling performance is comparable to copper. However, integrated cooling channels have enabled stable plastic parts production in injection molding and significantly reduced cycle times.

Our additive manufacturing expert shows how 500°C preheating benefits tool and mold making

TruPrint 5000 and 500°C preheating: The perfect combination for your application

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A machine with features: TruPrint 5000 with 500°C preheating and exchangeable cylinder principle

As a semi-automated, medium-format machine, the TruPrint 5000 features an industrial exchangeable cylinder principle combined with substrate plate preheating of up to 500°C. This saves you money. Fast cylinder exchange - despite the 500°C hot component inside - means the cylinder cools down outside the machine in a cooling station. The TruPrint 5000 instantly prints the next build job, increasing the productivity of your 3D printer.

How you benefit from the TruPrint 5000

Higher quality components

High preheating temperatures significantly reduce internal part stress, especially when the part has changes in volumes. Component defects are reduced by up to 95%.

New materials

The TruPrint 5000 and optional preheating of up to 500°C enable special materials to be processed.

No machine downtimes

The industrial exchangeable cylinder principle ensures high machine availability and virtually no costly cooling down times.

Fewer support structures

The fewer supports required significantly reduce manual reworking. This considerably reduces production costs.

Just keep on producing: What makes the integrated exchangeable cylinder principle so unique?

Gain a competitive edge by using our quick exchangeable build cylinder. The hot component cools down in the closed cylinder outside the machine in a cooling station - under constant shielding gas and monitored by smart monitoring options. High machine availability and continuous build processes are ensured not just by quick change build cylinders, but also by quick change powder cylinders to enable additive manufacturing to continue. This reduces idle states and non-productive times and increases 3D printer productivity.

Our additive manufacturing expert explains how 500°C preheating function works

Live action: Experience for yourself how error-free printing works - in our virtual additive manufacturing showroom!

Do you want convincing of the many benefits of our TruPrint 5000 with optional 500°C preheating and industrial part and powder management? Then register now for a machine demonstration in the virtual showroom.

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