11.09.2023
Evolve Additive Solutions, provider of industrial 3D printing solutions, announced today at Formnext the commercial launch of its all-new parts production service, STEP Parts Now, as well as an expansion of its materials portfolio.
STEP Parts Now
Meeting production demand, along with Evolve’s drive to broaden access to its Selective
Thermoplastic Electrophotographic Process (STEP) technology, spurred the creation of the
new parts production service. STEP is the only additive manufacturing (AM) process in the
market today that can deliver on the fidelity, surface finish, accuracy, and material properties
required to reliably and repeatably print end-use parts at scale.
Customers can now quote and order STEP parts directly from Evolve through the STEP Parts
Now e-commerce portal.
STEP Parts Now complements part ordering availability through Evolve’s strategic partners and
their STEP production centers: Fathom Digital Manufacturing based in the US, and alphacam
Gmbh based in Germany. Customers now have additional options in their pursuit of additive
manufactured parts from prototype through production.
“What we are launching with STEP Parts Now is much more than parts as a service,” said Jeff
Hanson, Evolve’s Senior Vice President of Go-to-Market. “We are increasing accessibility to a
newly identified additive manufacturing technology category that finally delivers on past
industry promises of materials, features, and scalability by additive manufacturing for true
production.”
Expanded Materials Portfolio
In addition to its launch of STEP Parts Now, Evolve has announced the commercial availability of
two new materials in its portfolio: Nylon PA-11(A) and Gray ABS.
Evolve’s PA-11(A) for STEP offers significant mechanical performance advantages over powder bed fusion PA-11. Qualities including a superior elongation at break, higher impact strength, and a higher heat deflection temperature (HDT) make Evolve’s PA-11(A) parts usable in more demanding production applications.
The new Gray ABS material complements Evolve’s existing Black ABS and exhibits mechanical properties within 10% of bulk injection molded ABS. Additionally, it exhibits impressive structural color contrast for fine features and texture.