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Markforged Introduces FX20 and New Continuous Fiber

Reinforced ULTEM™ 9085 Filament to Expand Use of 3D

Printing in Demanding Industries like Aerospace & Automotive

Markforged, creator of the integrated filament with Markforged’s proprietary Printing the ULTEM™ 9085 filament
metal and carbon fiber additive Continuous Fiber Reinforcement with Continuous Fiber Reinforcement
manufacturing platform, The Digital technology will help manufacturers expands the advantages manufacturers
Forge, is advancing its position as a move from augmenting manufacturing can realize through additive technology.
leader in point-of-need production of operations with composite 3D printing Adding the FX20 to the Digital Forge
industrial-strength end use parts with the to replacing entire segments of the platform addresses a broader set of
FX20 printer. This new production-ready supply chain by bringing strong, accurate needs and applications.
hardware prints the flame-retardant, parts that solve demanding, end-use “Markforged continues to build on our
high-performance thermoplastic applications right where needed. innovative legacy and lead the way in
material with ULTEM™ 9085 filament Vestas Wind Systems A/S , a global composite 3D printing—the future of
in combination with Markforged’s leader in sustainable energy solutions, manufacturing. With the releases of the
proprietary Continuous Fiber plans to use the FX20 with existing FX20 and Continuous Fiber Reinforced
Reinforcement printing technology for Markforged composite materials and ULTEM™ 9085 filament, we’re now
high-strength, heat resistant, and higher the new ULTEM™ 9085 filament with fulfilling that promise to manufacturers
performance parts that can meet the continuous fiber reinforcement to print who previously, in the most demanding
needs of the most demanding industries stronger, higher volume parts. environments, were unable to experience
such as aerospace, defense, automotive, the benefits of the Digital Forge and
and oil & gas. our unique materials,” said Shai Terem,
Built to scale distributed global President and CEO of Markforged. “By
production, the FX20 is precision- helping move composites toward robust
designed and sensor-driven to deliver production, we’ll unlock more functional
breakthrough accuracy, quality, and parts, made of stronger materials of even
reliability to fabricate parts directly at more impressive size, with applications
the point-of-need with the simple click from the factory floor to flight.”
of a button. As the biggest, fastest, “FX20 with patented composite
and smartest 3D printer Markforged technology will help Phillips Additive
has ever produced, the FX20 pairs size to address the increasing requirement
and throughput to make larger parts at of Bigger, Faster, Stronger, and Heat
incredible speeds. This new technology, Resistant 3D Printed Parts. With reduced
alongside high-temperature printing “The Digital Forge has given Vestas lead time and material waste, the FX20
capabilities, elevates the Digital Forge a powerful platform to circumvent will surely be an asset to manufacturers.”
platform from accessible industrial- expensive, multi-step, and time- Said Sumeet Bengeri- Business Head,
strength composite manufacturing to consuming conventional manufacturing Phillips Additive
robust production applications. The FX20 methodology,” said Jeremy Haight, The FX20 and ULTEM™ 9085 filament
has a heated build chamber capable of Principal Engineer at Vestas. “When are expected to ship worldwide in the
maintaining up to a 200°C temperature you factor in design iterations, these first half of 2022. FormNext attendees
and the capacity to print parts up to 525 conventional parts are obsolete in a year can see the printer at Markforged’s booth,
mm x 400 mm x 400 mm in size. The or two. With the FX20 and ULTEM™ 12.0 D01, from November 16-19. To
FX20 is up to eight times faster than the 9085, we will be able to design and learn more, please join us for “Introducing
default print settings on Markforged’s manufacture larger, stronger parts, press the FX20’’ webinar on Nov. 9 at 10 a.m.
existing line of composite printers and a button and take that part right off the ET, or visit our website.
prints nearly five times larger builds than print bed to use it immediately with the The ULTEM™ and 9085 trademarks
its next largest printer, the X7. confidence that it is very durable and are used under license from SABIC, its
Bringing together ULTEM™ 9085 robust.” affiliates or subsidiaries.

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