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Binder Jetting (BJT) methods were developed in the early 1990s, primarily at MIT. They developed what they called the 3D Printing (3DP) process in which a binder is printed onto a powder bed to form part cross-sections. This concept can be compared to Powder Bed Fusion (PBF), where a laser melts powder particles to define a part cross-section. A wide range of polymer, composite, metal, and ceramic materials have been demonstrated, but only a subset of these are commercially available. Some BJT machines contain nozzles that print color, enabling the fabrication of parts with many colors. Several companies licensed the 3DP technology from MIT and became successful machine developers, including ExOne and Z Corp (purchased by 3D Systems in 2011). A novel continuous printing technology was developed by Voxeljet that can, in principle, fabricate parts of unlimited length. A resurgence of interest in BJT has occurred with several companies adopting the process for metal part fabrication.
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Gibson, I., Rosen, D., Stucker, B., Khorasani, M. (2021). Binder Jetting. In: Additive Manufacturing Technologies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56127-7_8
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