Hyperion

Of all the materials binder jetting can process, cemented carbide is the most natural fit, because carbide parts are already made by pressing and sintering. That is why I see this as a sound setup: the printer sits with a company whose core skill is the furnace, and in binder jetting the furnace decides the outcome, not the print head. For a buyer, the questions move to the sintered part. How is shrinkage compensated on your geometry, and what tolerance comes out of the furnace before grinding? Are density, hardness and toughness reported for printed parts or for a conventional grade? Diamond grinding of carbide is costly, so the case rests on how close to final shape the part arrives. In my experience, the only convincing evidence is wear life measured on your part in your application, so budget a pilot for that before talking about series volumes.