HP and Hyperion move binder-jet tungsten carbide into commercial supply

HP Additive Manufacturing and Hyperion Materials & Technologies have signed a preferred partner agreement for printing tungsten carbide on HP's Metal Jet platform. Hyperion has installed a Metal Jet S100 in Barcelona and now sells printed parts, using its new CarbiForm powders. The two firms will qualify applications together with customers.

Context Binder jetting glues metal powder layer by layer with a liquid binder; the part reaches its final metal properties only after sintering in a furnace.

What the agreement covers

The Strategic Preferred Partner Agreement was announced in Barcelona on 28 October. It joins HP's Metal Jet binder jetting platform with Hyperion's tungsten carbide (WC) sintering and finishing operations. Printed parts are already available through Hyperion, which offers commercial manufacturing on Metal Jet S100 printers.

Equipment and material

In October 2026 Hyperion installed an HP Metal Jet S100 at its Barcelona site. Parts are printed from CarbiForm, a new Hyperion line of ready-to-print WC powders made for binder jetting. The powders are tested on the Metal Jet printer together with Hyperion's own sintering. Customers get a single route from developing an application through qualification to series output.

Targeted uses and next steps

The companies say printing WC allows designs that are hard or uneconomical with conventional methods, such as intricate shapes, features tailored to one use, merged assemblies and custom parts. They also expect shorter development cycles and better material use, while the parts keep the properties WC is chosen for. HP will show the technology at Formnext in Frankfurt from 17 to 20 November, Hall 12.1, Booth D41, with Hyperion staff on site.

Earlier moves in binder-jet tungsten

In 2019 ExOne began working with Global Tungsten & Powders on tungsten-based binder jetting, including cemented carbide. In 2023 HP partnered with Indo-MIM, which invested in three Metal Jet S100 systems for serial production. The HP and Hyperion deal follows the same pattern of pairing a printer maker with a materials specialist.

What it means

For manufacturers of wear parts and tooling, this offers a supplier route to printed tungsten carbide without buying a printer or running a sinter furnace. The practical hurdle is qualification: the announcement names no property data, prices or lead times, so cost per part against pressed and ground WC still has to be checked case by case. Shrinkage during sintering and application testing will likely set realistic timelines. EU firms can start with a Barcelona-based supplier and see the technology at Formnext.

Frequently asked questions

What is CarbiForm?

CarbiForm is a new Hyperion line of ready-to-print tungsten carbide powders developed for binder jetting. It is tested on the HP Metal Jet printer together with Hyperion's sintering.

Where are the parts made?

Hyperion installed an HP Metal Jet S100 at its Barcelona site in October 2026 and offers commercial manufacturing on it.

Where can buyers see the technology?

HP exhibits it at Formnext in Frankfurt from 17 to 20 November, Hall 12.1, Booth D41, and Hyperion staff will be present.