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UltiMaker Metal Expansion Kit

Complex stainless steel parts made simpler

Explore a new range of metal 3D printing applications by upgrading the UltiMaker S5 and S7 with the Metal Expansion Kit. Its easy workflow makes creating stainless steel parts easier, more efficient, and affordable.
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Ultrafuse® 17-4 PH material properties

Print Core
CC | DD
Tensile strength
990 MPa
Thermal resistance
315°C
Spool weight
1000 g
Filament diameter
2.85 mm

Freedom to design high-quality steel parts

17-4 PH stainless steel plus a metal-optimized support material² offers the freedom to create strong parts with complex geometries.

Plus, Ultimaker Cura includes metal FFF features to give you full control and ensure a high-quality metal part.

Metal parts. Up to 90% cheaper

The Ultimaker S5’s low total cost of ownership and small size makes it easy to adopt and scale an affordable metal 3D printing solution.

Compared to CNC and other additive methods, you can save up to 90% creating the metal tools and parts you need.

Plastic or metal? You decide

Being able to 3D print either plastic or metal on the Ultimaker S5 opens up a wider range of potential applications.

And because you can quickly and easily switch between materials by changing out the print cores, your printer becomes even more versatile.

Industry leaders 3D printing metal with UltiMaker

Explore metal applications for tooling

Custom metal devices for a specific function

  • Metal 3D printed vacuum gripper tool

    This application concept was designed by application engineers at UltiMaker to showcase one of the many possible ways that metal FFF technology can improve existing processes.

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    Metal 3D printed vacuum gripper tool

  • Engine assembly tool

    End of arm tooling (EOAT) needs to be strong while remaining light. Excessive mass can reduce the payload capacity and movement speed of the robotic equipment. Slower, heavier EOAT can thus negatively impact production throughput.

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    Engine assembly tool

  • Engine assembly tool

    Liebherr uses an assembly tool to precisely locate the injection bridle during diesel engine assembly operations. To operate correctly, this tool needs tight clearances and thin-walled features.

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    Engine assembly tool
Metal 3D printed vacuum gripper tool
Engine assembly tool
Engine assembly tool

Examples of metal functional prototypes

Usable parts to test a concept or process

Metal 3D printed pump impeller

Because the design needs to cater to a range of outlet requirements (power, pressure, outflow rate, temperature, etc.) the blades can end up being difficult to manufacture using other techniques. Creating this part with traditional subtractive manufacturing, for example, would have required a 5-axis CNC machine.

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Metal 3D printed cutter tool

This application concept was designed by Steve Cox from AMFORi to showcase one of the many possible ways that metal FFF technology can improve existing processes.

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High surface area heat exchangers

This application concept was designed by Steve Cox from AMFORi to showcase one of the many possible ways that metal FFF technology can improve existing processes.

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Examples of auxiliary components

Non-critical parts used in final products

Engine bracket by Liebherr Components Colmar SAS

Liebherr uses an engine bracket to secure their engines that are only needed in low quantities.

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Paddle fan mount by Schwartz Off Road Motorsportz

Each year, Schwartz Off Road Motorsportz builds a new one-of-a-kind SxS Pro Mod race car from scratch. In their latest car, they use a custom mount for attaching an electric paddle fan to the radiator.

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Solar panel clamp by Sparox 3D

Sparox had difficulty sourcing a clamp needed to secure photovoltaic (PV) solar panels. The clamp had been discontinued and the guide rail mounting was out of date.

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Gear shift lever by Kawasaki Motors Corp., USA

Kawasaki were using a motorbike shift lever that required multiple jigs and two different specialized CNC machines to be created. Improvements and customizations were costly and time-consuming to implement.

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Welding fixture by Hoedtke 3D Additive

The injection-molded fixtures used on Hoedtke's welding machines were suffering from a short lifetime. These parts were cracking and deforming due to the extensive mechanical loads and high temperatures they were regularly subjected to.

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What's included

The Ultimaker Metal Expansion Kit includes:

  • BASF Forward AM Ultrafuse® 17-4 PH (1 kg)
  • BASF Forward AM Ultrafuse® Support Layer (300 g)²
  • Packaging for green parts and a voucher toward post-processing*
  • Ultimaker Print Core CC 0.4
  • Ultimaker Print Core DD 0.4³
  • Magigoo Pro Metal (50 ml) adhesive
  • Free Ultimaker Cura software with optimized metal part slicing features
  • Access to exclusive metal FFF e-learning content on Ultimaker Academy
*This voucher is provided by an authorized reseller, following debinding and sintering fees
²³The Ultimaker Metal Expansion Kit which includes the BASF Forward AM Ultrafuse® Support Layer and Ultimaker Print Core DD 0.4 is currently only available in Europe.
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