The 8 largest 3D printers in the world
CachHayNhat - The future is now about 3D printing technology! 3D printers can be manufactured to work with a wide variety of materials, making their potential applications nearly endless. Today's 3D printers can create everything from plastic figurines and scale models to whole car tires and buildings! As you can imagine, some of these printers have to be quite large to accommodate such impressive prints.
So how big can the biggest 3D printer get? Today we're going to take a look at 9 of the biggest 3D printers available for use today and rank them by the amount of print space each offers. We'll also learn some interesting facts about each of these amazing machines!
The 8 largest 3D printers in the world
1. Winsun
2. BetAbram P1
3. Sciaky EBAM 300
4. Cincinnati Incorporated BAAM (BAAM CI)
5. KamerMaker
6. D-shape
7. Voxeljet VX4000
8. ExOne Exerial
1. Winsun
Dimensions: 2,466 cubic meters / 87,120 cubic feet
Process type: Powder binder spray
Material type: Sand and ceramic
Use and accessibility: Industry and construction
Winsun 3D printer is the largest 3D printer in the world. The company, known as Winsun in China and Yingchuang Construction Engineering around the world, claims that its 3D printer can print out an entire standard sized house for approximately $4,800 la in a day ! However, there has been a lot of debate and controversy as to whether the technology was developed ethically and some have argued that stolen patents were used to create machines. Winsun 3D printing.
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Winsun claims that its printer can capture up to 50% of the ink material used in the printing process from mining and construction waste.
2. BetAbram P1
Dimensions: 288 cubic meters / 10,170 cubic feet
Process type: Electron beam additive manufacturing
Material type: Sand and ceramic
Use and accessibility: Industry and construction
The Slovenian company BetAbram is said to be one of the key pioneers of 3D and P1 printers designed specifically for home printing purposes. This printer uses a reliable binder injection process to produce a material that is extremely comparable to concrete, making it perfectly suited for printing out well-structured architectural elements. The printer also uses two different nozzles for different types of prints.
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There are two different methods of operating the machine, which require one to three people and strike a different balance between speed and monetary cost.
3. Sciaky EBAM 300
Dimensions: 112 cubic meters / 368 cubic feet
Process type: Electron beam additive manufacturing
Material Type: Metal
Use and accessibility: Commercial and industrial
Printed titanium filament for the large Sciaky EBAM 300 3mm thick! This 3D printer is mainly used for repairing and manufacturing high performance industrial parts. The Sciaky Company started its EBAM project in 2009 with the goal of streamlining and simplifying the production process to save industrial companies time and money.
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Among the time-effective cost-effectiveness benefits, EBAM 3D printing systems also generate less waste during their printing process!
4. Cincinnati Incorporated BAAM (BAAM CI)
Dimensions: 25 cubic meters / 930 cubic feet
Process Type: Additive Manufacturing
Material Type: Plastic
Use and accessibility: Industry
This printer is known for its ability to 3D print industrial plastic parts strong enough to bend metal, as well as to print a whole car in full size! BAAM CI has also been used to produce many other types of scale models, such as the Orion spacecraft model and the F-22 Raptor. This 3D printer's method of using thermoplastics for prints makes the process unusually low cost, considering the size of the final products.
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BAAM created a 3D print of the Strati vehicle with help and technology from Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
5. KamerMaker
Dimensions: 14 cubic meters / 494 cubic feet
Process Type: Additive Manufacturing
Material type: Metal, sand and ceramic
Use and accessibility: Industry and construction
DUS Architects advertises KamerMaker as the "World's First Large Mobile 3D Printer" and has won numerous awards for its innovative achievements. This printer is also the first to build an entire canal house in Amsterdam while using RepRap FFF-style technology. And, just in case an incredible 3D printer wasn't enough, a second KamerMaker was created shortly after to speed up production!
6. D-shape
Dimensions: 9 cubic meters / 317 cubic feet
Process type: Powder binder spray
Material type: Sand and ceramic
Use and accessibility: Industry
This unique 3D printer was patented in 2006 after being developed by Enrico and Riccardo Dini, who also founded the printer-making company Monolite UK Ltd. The 3D printing project really started in 2004 with the idea of taking the best parts of a standard, office-sized 3D printer and scaling them up. The D-shape project works in a number of different areas, each focusing on different applications of 3D printing.
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The D-shape uses magnesium-based particles and binders to create a finished print material that closely resembles sandstone or cement.
7. Voxeljet VX4000
Dimensions: 8 cubic meters / 282 cubic feet
Process type: Sand casting (Powder binder spray)
Material Type: Sand
Use and accessibility: Commercial and industrial
The Voxeljet VX4000 is used to produce prints similar to those of the ExOne Exerial, maintaining a strong focus on sand casting. Subsequently, molds manufactured with the VX4000 are commonly used for serial casting of architectural parts, art components, and jewelry. 3D printers are flexible and adaptable in that it can print one large mold or multiple batches of smaller molds.
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Voxeljet AG has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange since 2013.
8. ExOne Exerial
Dimensions: 3,696 cubic meters / 130.52 cubic feet
Process type: Additive manufacturing / Powder binder spray
Material Type: Metal and Ceramic
Use and accessibility: Commercial and industrial
This 3D printer is specially designed, focusing on serial sand core and mold production. It features ExOne's Binder Jetting technology, which means it precisely places the liquid binder to which particulate matter can adhere. Alternating layers of sprayed liquid adhesive and granular building materials, such as metal or ceramic, are created until the 3D print is complete.
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This 3D printer is available for purchase, but it is quite expensive at $500,000 or more!