Azul 3D Delivers New LAKE Printer to DuPont 

Azul 3D has delivered its LAKE printer to DuPont Electronics & Industrial, which will use the printer to begin fabricating 3D-printed parts.  

DuPont and Azul 3D have collaborated for over a year to prepare the LAKE printer for onsite testing by the DuPont team. As part of the collaboration, DuPont has also invested in Azul 3D.  

The LAKE printer uses Azul 3D’s high-area rapid printing (HARP) technology, a type of 3D printing that converts liquid plastic into solid objects using ultraviolet light. It can print vertically at speeds of up to 18 inches per hour.  

Also enabling mass production are Azul 3D’s resins. Azul 3D chemists developed a customized resin for DuPont, which will enable complex parts that are not possible with other fabrication methods and material characteristics. 

DuPont selected the DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, Del. to install the LAKE printer. The DuPont Experimental Station is a science and business development hub, home to scientists and engineers enabling innovation across industries for over 115 years.   

“The collaboration with DuPont has been incredibly productive. The shipment of a LAKE printer to DuPont further validates the industrial capabilities of Azul 3D’s technology and materials,” says Cody Petersen, CEO of Azul 3D. “This is just the start of our effort to fully transform mass production in the polymer manufacturing space.”  

“Azul 3D’s LAKE printer is an impressive expansion to our capabilities at the DuPont Experimental Station,” says Vere Archibald, site leader, DuPont Experimental Station. “As we further collaborate and begin to explore commercial applications, we are already seeing how it can be a powerful tool for technology development aligned to our purpose of delivering essential innovations to thrive.”  

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.

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