3D-Printing Titanium | How hard can it be?

How hard is metal 3d-printing compared to regular home pla-plastic printers? In this video you can see metal 3d-printer that can print titanium, aluminium, gold, silver, different steel alloys and other metals. The printer works by melting fine metal powder with powerful laser.
Link to 3D Formtech's website for more information and contact information 3dformtech.fi/en/

[@Beyondthepress]

Link to 3D Formtech's website for more information about different materials and contact information 3dformtech.fi/en/

[@badhrihari1705]

Lol 2 hours ago

[@TheMono25]

You should 3-D print The bridges that people send to you and check them with The press in that metal

[@Kalidor99]

How expensive is such a metal printer, Mercedes, house or private yacht? Do you need a license for the high powered laser and hazardous metal powders or can you just buy it?

[@NiiloPaasivirta]

EOS entry level metal printer costs $350000, so that's probably at least half a million euros/dollars.

[@experimentalcyborg]

it would be nice if they put a rough price estimate for small/medium/large size parts (per material) on their website. Now i have no idea whether my dumb project would be worth the money.

[@superciliousdude]

Yes! Please show more content like this! It is fascinating.

[@happycamper4thewin]

I agree! I was bummed when the video ended!

[@ericphelps4362]

Plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[@lazyman114]

Super duper cool

[@modraccin9514]

@@lazyman114 Totally. I had a moment of reflection watching the high speed recording and realized what an amazing technology a laser controlled at this speed and precision is.

[@lazyman114]

@@modraccin9514 The best part is that the laser isn't the reason we won't all have metal 3-d printers in our homes. If they could just fine tune it so that it doesn't use toxic dust and require an inert atmosphere, there might be consumer models on the horizon.

[@gth042]

1:07 "Really complicated but pretty simple at the same time." Title of Lauri and Anni's autobiography -- a smashing hit on store shelves.

[@maxcactus7]

I always thought the title of their autobiography was going to be "CRUSHING IT! A Finnish love story 5,000,000!"

[@Case_]

Not sure if they would like to be called pretty simple in the title of their biography ;)

[@NarfBLAST]

@@Case_ I think their formula for making compelling content while staying a happy couple is "Really Complicated but Pretty Simple at the Same Time". Great idea @gth042

[@Case_]

@@NarfBLAST I'm not saying it was such a hilarious joke, but I think you kinda missed the point ;) (Hint: until you directly tied that quote to their content, it was kinda ambiguous what it actually refers to ;) )

[@Monkeyb00y]

"Pretty good," says famous book reviewer

[@forecaster182]

Brings Amon Amarth T-shirt to metal printing session ,/,,/ legend…

[@andersjjensen]

\m/

[@snakezdewiggle6084]

Do you mean like, 3d print titanium onto the T-shirt ? That would be so cool 8)

[@justina.6769]

I just noticed the shirt too. Epic!

[@Sainty-0]

Yes! I would absolutely love to see more of this type of content. The hidden world of industrial machines and processes that I'd otherwise probably never get much visibility of.

[@bubbajenkins123]

You should get one of these for the lake house. No home is complete without one.

[@Beyondthepress]

They are bit pricey for me, about 500k€ so need bit more views to buy one 😅

[@Grbherbtpusy48]

Having one of these at home is like having your death that much closer

[@donniev8181]

@@Beyondthepress how much are materials do you know? Id say that titanium powder is probably pretty pricey?

[@tailehuynhphat9570]

@@donniev8181 Totally. While titanium is not rare, they are very hard to machine because they burn really hot when people grind it off. It pretty amazing how they managed to get it to this finess.

[@tylerdavis127]

"How hard can it be?".....Famous last words 😂

[@badhrihari1705]

Nice heart

[@WoodworkerDon]

Sounds like a question a wife might ask. 😏

[@terryboyer1342]

Tyler Davis What could go wrong?

[@badhrihari1705]

That guy with the suit is not wearing it due to the metal stuff, hes preparing for the future

[@Dennis19901]

"The metal stuff" 😂

[@bewhitey]

Hopefully his filters filter out smell too

[@michaelXXLF]

MY dentist and his staff all wear those exact helmets.

[@techobsessed1]

A future without lung disease.

[@jannejohansson3383]

Future with Corona you need good filters. I have used few times on bus system like that, because they added sign "must wear mask".. Scott promask

[@SLEEPYJK]

Being famous youtubers in Finland has some awesome perks.. This type of stuff is so fascinating and being able to see machines like this is extremely awesome

[@TylerBrigham]

I like how each layer changes the angle the laser goes across, so its a weave of different structures. Probably really strong

[@wormi27z]

Yup it is. Cast Ti-6Al-4V yield strength is around 900 MPa and ultimate tensile strength 950 MPa, by 3d-printing the values around 1250/1000 MPa.

[@myownsite]

@@wormi27z Neat, wouldn't have guessed that printed parts are stronger. Also hi!

[@ussessexcv-9189]

@@myownsite I would never have guessed it but it really doesn't surprise me because metal is weird like that. It probably has something to do with heating and the way the welding process works

[@taoistflyer]

@@wormi27z do you know what the difference between a machined piece and 3d printed piece is?

[@bakedandsteaked]

@@wormi27z source

[@sgtmayhem]

That positive pressure hood tells the story of why you don't want to do this at home. the powder for sintering is fine and if it gets in your lungs, you are done. Increase at home sintering, decrease population.

[@Muonium1]

The toxicity of titanium dust is really not that serious. I wouldn't go out of my way to breathe it or anything but it's definitely not beryllium or plutonium levels scary. It's a highly biocompatible metal and mainly just an irritant for inhalation. The biggest risk is explosion and fire due to its high pyrophoricity.

[@svampae]

@@Muonium1 Still metal in lungs, not good

[@sgtmayhem]

@@Muonium1 Its not the toxicity that matters. Coal isnt toxic either until you accumulate enough to turn to black lung

[@JT-tz5hp]

"Why you don't want to do this at home? Increase at home sintering, decrease population." ? First off, 3D printing is not sintering. Secondly, why would it decrease the population if you did either at home? Who the hell has the equipment to do this at home? And if they did I highly doubt PPE would be an after thought. What a strange comment.

[@kirkc9643]

@@JT-tz5hp Wrong. DMLS or Direct Metal Laser Sintering is the most popular method of 3D printing in metal. It uses a laser for sintering metal powder, layer by layer, and forming an object

[@irstupid4285]

Very good channel. Love the oddness of it. I mean that positively. Not many good channels on YT these days, but this one is great.

[@superdau]

The slow-mo looked really nice! Especially the afterglow when the laser just passed over the powder.

[@cdl0]

In former times, students of metalwork were always warned sternly by the master that there is no putting back on again tool; you can only take stuff off. Here we see that is no longer true, at least for metal. However, 3D-printing of wood and students' fingers still remains an unsolved problem at present.

[@NathanDudani]

Lmao

[@cantubloodaxe768]

Man, its not just the content you present but the music you put in behind it that makes this so much more enjoyable.

[@shacklesburst]

That printing process was so satisfying to watch.

[@jimsvideos7201]

Steel sparks are yellow and orange; titanium sparks are pure white. Good on 3D Formtech for making these parts for you, that's rad!

[@katieandkevinsears7724]

The most metal video posted on KZbin today!

[@bubbajenkins123]

\m/ETAL printing

[@detectivekraken9884]

This was really fascinating to see, I always like it when you film with the companies that have the really big industrial machines and we get to see things like the giant metal cylinder being pressed or the 360° tube press from a while back. I didn't realize metal 3D printing was so different from plastic 3D printing

[@personious_k]

Amon Amarth. Proper metal for a proper metal video.🤘

[@avoirdupois1]

This is amazing. I really enjoy watching you go to various industrial places in Finland .

[@darioinfini]

The slow motion vid with the sparks flying in slow motion reminds me of videos of Air Force planes and helis using tracer rounds at night.

[@suprememaxpayne]

Nice vidéo. Would love to see a strength comparison between regular and 3D printed stuff

[@streetpeter3210]

When you can't read and think they're doing tungsten until you notice Lauri holding the printing plate with 1 hand.

[@BlackBeardGames]

Did this exact same thing. Had trouble computing that for some reason lol.

[@jeremytravis360]

I thought I had seen something about 3D printing Titanium joint replacements, but in a slightly different way. They 3D print the whole item and then bake it in an oven to sinter the metal together. The item shrinks in the process, but all of that is calculated by the software so it ends up the correct size after sintering. Love to see more about it.

[@mrHello420__]

Yeah but this methode is not precise and also not reliable, what he is doing is "real" metal 3d printing

[@BenMitro]

Its interesting the difference between sintering and fusing or welding. Clearly the advantages of fusing/welding is much stronger parts.

[@wormi27z]

That method is basically older technology but still used somewhere.

[@NarfBLAST]

If you look closely you can see the "smoke" being extracted, really cool. YES I want to see more. Thank You!

[@yeahitskimmel]

After seeing they were $300 to buy and only $50 to build, I recently made myself a 2W laser and was amazed at how dangerous/powerful it is. Can't imagine the power on this machine especially considering how wide it welds at a time

[@Beyondthepress]

I think it was 400w of laser power

[@jonanderson5137]

2W is no joke. I almost bought a nice laser, but I lost all my shop space.

[@Speeder84XL]

Really cool! I have heard and read about metal 3D printing before - but never seen it in action

[@CausticLemons7]

Titanium is my favorite element! Thanks for such interesting content.

[@gramursowanfaborden5820]

definitely more of these videos! machining and manufacturing tech is always interesting, but the way you present these videos is far better than TV/old media documentaries that are full of fluff, drama and repeated explanations.

[@MercutioUK2006]

Rocking the Amon Amarth T-shirt and printing metal. This is the way.

[@josephranker5716]

I was curious about the process with metals.. great video clear flow and the right amount of info, Thank you for the education. I hope the nice ANNI you made was a thoughtful present from you to her ;)

[@WoodworkerDon]

I always knew ANNI was strong, but I never knew she was made from Titanium. :)

[@codybill24]

Yes please show more stuff like this! I find it so interesting, I even have a manufacturing engineering degree and didn't quite realize what all went into this process.

[@Thejebe]

Those slow-motion shots are so damn awesome, nice one! You can even see the gasses released from the welding move towards the exhaust nozzle

[@KronosIV]

We used 3D printed titanium parts as implants in animals for brain imaging studies in my former lab but I had no idea about the process used, especially the fact the parts were welded to the baseplate after printing. Absolutely fascinating! Also, great music selection.

[@Aarongfrench]

This was awesome! Thank you for that! Amon Amarth is by far one of my favorite bands! Love it!!!!!

[@naritus.resident8388]

Very cool to see this process, thank you!

[@1337fraggzb00N]

08:30 so the powder is TitANNIum ☝🧐

[@ZergRadio]

It has been a while since I watched your channel. I am going to study to become 3D Printing Technician and searched YT and Beyond the press video came up :) Good to see that you have some 3D printing video :) Enjoyed it very much :) Thanks!

[@chrisj2848]

Love these inside looks at industrial processes!!!! Cheers

[@WoodworkerDon]

If I need a replacement for any of my Titanium implants, I'll give you a call. 😀

[@brolohalflemming7042]

Some years ago, I went to watch a Formula 1 race and the team was using one of these to print some parts. I'd also been working with a friend to look at the potential to make custom medical implants from substances like coral and titanium (not combined!). Seemed doable, although growing coral was a bit more challenging than just ordering Ti powder. But sadly didn't progress due to a combination of cost, plus paperwork & insurance for medical applications. Had a few orthopedic surgeons who wanted it though, and AFAIK it's now something a few companies are doing.

[@SaszaDerRoyt]

Reminds me how excited I was the first time I used a plastic 3D printer! This technology and its new stages are very interesting and exciting

[@joshbenoit2859]

I love seeing manufacturing stuff like this.

[@GeoffInfield]

VERY cool, super interesting as always - thank you from NZ!

[@jamesharding3459]

Very interesting. I hope you do more videos like this and the power plant/steel manufacturing videos!

[@intothecalm420]

That is really amazing technology! Thank you for sharing this.

[@venarez7484]

fascinating, I could have watched that all day. You compose some great shots

[@thedikster8493]

This was awesome! Would like to see more of it if possible.

[@stridermt2k]

You guys have always posted something interesting or informative or funny or all of the above. Thanks very much!

[@joetuktyyuktuk8635]

Titans of machining did an A.I. designed rocket fuel injection nozzle, out of titanium using a similar process... incredibly complex design, impossible to make any other way. Definately worth a watch.

[@viktorrietveld]

That great to see this! I remember that at the end of the 80's there where the first printers (resin based) and they where unachievable for consumers like us. It took a good 25 years, but we are using them every day now. Hopefully the same thing will happen with the metal 3d printers

[@lambdaprog]

Crazy high tech with simple prinicples and complex details.

[@boltonky]

Good little video, i hope to have something similar one day or least know someone with one to prototype parts. actually whats real interesting is how in the last 5 years lots of tech has taken leaps and bounds and come down in price so more commercially viable or least accessable

[@eZwa306]

Great shirt, and most appropriate for a vid featuring 3D-printed metal. 🤘🤘

[@PeferG17]

This is super cool, this is the future moving towards universal fabricators and that sorta thing

[@mossbanksy]

That was really interesting! Thank you!

[@bernardfender5147]

I miss giant lathe and milling machine videos, so this is great! More please

[@chriszarachowicz8086]

That was really cool to watch.

[@StonebutcherGems]

It’s always good for one’s imagination to know what state of the art technology is capable of producing.

[@catranger01]

Nice simple explanation of how it works.

[@VIPER410]

Anything that requires lasers to make something is awesome :) definitely want to see more

[@ryansmithza]

Very interesting video! Great to hear your opinions on it, thanks!

[@asdfasdf71865]

That breathing helmet looks handy

[@joes4655]

super nice video, always wondered how it works and hope to see more

[@Keith_1]

Amazing technology. Great video.

[@JackdeDuCoeur]

Great vid! Thanks

[@nasonguy]

You can really see that fume extraction putting in work in the high speed video.

[@danielforrest3871]

This was Awesome, I have a dream of printing a custom motorcycle helmet shell out of titanium.. Thanks for the cool video.

[@Passwalker1]

i love how a fancy metal 3d printer is refilled with extra fancy metal powder... which is stored in an old mayonnaise can.

[@Grbherbtpusy48]

This was super interesting ..

[@mattmcgriff5952]

Our company (and many others) use the eos printers to print Ti6Al4V titanium alloy implants. We make 3D porous hip implants. Just amazing what the engineers can design into a part and have outputted from the printer and mechanically stable enough for an implant. Things that were impossible with machining parts in the past.

[@watomb]

Wish you could have shown the entire process. Going from solid works to a part next day is super cool.

[@alphasails2]

Very interesting process. Thanks for introducing different technologies to your viewers. Looking forward to the next video. 👍

[@brianng4452]

Silica dust: dangerous Glass dust: not that bad Titanium dust: dangerous

[@simontay4851]

They are all bad. It will mess up your lungs

[@paulsirens7259]

Brilliant piece of Tech, Very gooood :)

[@codychickadee5095]

Please print a piston,connecting rod or crankshaft for a small engine and then assemble it with your printed part. I think this could be a fun experiment to see if the printed part can withstand the forces being put on it. Thank you! I love your channel. I live in Canada and would love to visit Finland someday. In the summer.

[@robertgrant8883]

Thank you and I want to see more videos of this stuff!

[@robertgrant8883]

just to let you know!

[@arvidsalle2979]

Dessa videor är de jag gillar mest!

[@professorxgaming2070]

Once again you all are freaking awesome

[@brianhaygood183]

Great explanation. Thanks, Anni. Thank the owner for us, too.

[@mattanderson7312]

I enjoyed your video about titanium printing. It was interesting.

[@beardedchimp]

The first generation of plastic printers also required a lot of manual intervention and were extremely finicky. Printing metals is intrinsically more challenging but I'm excited to see how future generations move these devices from industry and into the hobbyist realm.

[@dkonkel1]

Dude I learned a lot!

[@ComradeBenedict]

Way of the future Dude: 100% electronic!

[@roybm3124]

Amazing video, would be nice to do a strength test also and compare a milled strip with a 3D printed strip.

[@elliott4860]

Very cool. Keep these coming. Will we get to see the giant gear when it’s done?

[@HackerMultiful]

Wow, that music video is a masterpiece!

[@ja-bv3lq]

Look at Lauri rocking the Amon Amarth shirt!!!🤘

[@jblow530]

Wow, that is fascinating to say the least. I know titanium is a funky metal to work with.

[@jimsvideos7201]

Also: Wife: You made that for your sister! Sister: You made that for your wife!

[@jakenkid]

WOW! I really want to know more about the laser! I have only ever seen lasers that are perpendicular (90° angle) to the surface material, but it clear in the slow footage that the laser has a non right-angle of intersection. Very curious how they are making the laser come at angles, is it a mirror or is there some sort of fiber optic system allowing them to change the angle of intersection with the printing media. Super interesting!

[@vn-dc3hv]

Galvo scanners

[@dougmapper3306]

Holy shit, an Amon Amarth shirt! I love that band

[@aronbraswell1589]

see more of this.... ABSOLUTELY yes please

[@mindseyeproductions8798]

Thanks! good content.

[@koppertit]

super cool. love the amon amarth shirt !!

[@johnhayes7590]

I am a huge fan of the channel, and if I had the money I would 100% be a patron. I have a favor to ask. My grandfather passed a few years ago, and he was an engineer. He would have LOVED this channel. Any chance you could send a couple random trinkets my way? I'm looking for something a bit more meaningful to leave at his grave other than the standard flowers. Even just tiny bits of leftover metal from the lathe would work. I would pay for shipping of course.

[@huffy737]

cool process

[@keithlambell1970]

Fascinating video. I always wondered how you would get the item off the baseplate. Definitely not for home use!

[@BoogerBrain]

They’re pretty cool