The ExOne Company and SGL Group Announce Availability of CARBOPRINT ®
- Optimal synergies between ExOne and SGL as partner companies
- Initial material design study complete
- Starting component development and production with selected customers
The ExOne Company (NASDAQ:XONE) (“ExOne” or “the Company”), a global provider of three-dimensional (“3D”)
printing machines and 3D printed products to industrial customers, announced that SGL Group is bringing carbon and graphite components created using ExOne’s 3D binder jet printing technology to
the market under the brand name CARBOPRINT®.
“ExOne has formed a unique collaborative relationship with SGL Group who has developed a material that is ideally suited for our
binder jetting technology,” said Rick Lucas, ExOne’s Chief Technology Officer. “Each party brings their expertise: SGL Group offers
extensive knowledge on raw material and powder preparation, as well as versatile technologies for post-processing carbon
components. As the leading supplier for industrial binder jetting technology, ExOne contributes its competencies in 3D printing.
This technology enables not only the production of small prototypes, but also efficient serial production and fast development of
customer-specific solutions.”
As the carbon body is initially porous after printing, SGL Group post-processing, such as polymer impregnation or silicon or
metal infiltration, play a major role. These additional processes allow the adjustment of versatile material properties to the
specific application. Initial material properties for carbon 3D printing along with the relevant finishing processes can be found
in the SGL Group CARBOPRINT® product brochure.
Now that the initial material development study is complete, SGL is engineering components and transforming the extreme degree
of design freedom in 3D printing into real benefits for customers. Thanks to the basic properties of carbon, such as high chemical
stability and good electrical and thermal conductivity, first trial components are being developed for testing in applications in
the areas of chemical apparatus construction and environmental technology. Specific examples include heat exchangers and components
for distillation columns, as well as pump components made of siliconized 3D-printed carbon.
CARBOPRINT® was presented officially to a larger application specialist audience for the first time at the Berlin
Waste Management and Energy Conference in late January.
About ExOne
ExOne is a global provider of 3D printing machines and 3D printed and other products, materials and services to industrial
customers. ExOne's business primarily consists of manufacturing and selling 3D printing machines and printing products to
specification for its customers using its installed base of 3D printing machines. ExOne’s machines serve direct and indirect
applications. Direct printing produces a component; indirect printing makes a tool to produce a component. ExOne offers
pre-production collaboration and print products for customers through its network of ExOne Adoption Centers (EACs) and Production
Service Centers (PSCs). ExOne also supplies the associated materials, including consumables and replacement parts, and other
services, including training and technical support that is necessary for purchasers of its 3D printing machines to print products.
The Company believes that its ability to print in a variety of industrial materials, as well as its industry-leading volumetric
output (as measured by build box size and printing speed) uniquely position ExOne to serve the needs of industrial customers.
About the SGL Group – The Carbon Company
The SGL Group is a leading manufacturer worldwide of products and materials made from carbon. The extensive product portfolio
ranges from carbon and graphite products, carbon fibers all the way through to composites. The SGL Group’s core expertise comprises
the control of high-temperature technologies as well as the deployment of many years’ of application and engineering know-how. This
is used to exploit the company’s wide materials base. These carbon-based materials combine a number of unique material properties
such as very good conductivity of electricity and heat, resistance to heat and corrosion as well as lightweight construction
coupled with high firmness. The level of demand for the SGL Group’s high-performance materials and products is increasing due to
the industrialization of the growth regions of Asia and Latin America and the ongoing substitution of traditional construction
materials by new materials. The SGL Group’s products are deployed in the automotive and chemicals industries as well as in the
semiconductor, solar, LED industry segments and in the field of lithium-ion batteries. Carbon-based materials and products are also
used in wind energy, aviation and space travel as well as in the defense industry.
With 32 production locations in Europe, North America and Asia as well as a service network in over 100 countries, the SGL Group
is an enterprise with a global orientation. In the 2016 financial year, approximately 4,000 employees generated 769.8 million euros
in sales revenue. Its Head Office is based in Wiesbaden / Germany.
Further particulars on the SGL Group can be found in the Newsroom of the SGL Group at www.sglgroup.com/press and at www.sglgroup.com.
For ExOne:
Brian Smith, 724-765-1350
Chief Financial Officer
brian.smith@exone.com
or
Kei Advisors LLC
Deborah K. Pawlowski / Karen L. Howard
716-843-3908 / 716-843-3942
dpawlowski@keiadvisors.com / khoward@keiadvisors.com
or
For SGL:
Corporate Communications, Media Relations
+49 611 6029-100
press@sglgroup.com
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