Light-curing 3D printing micron precision metal parts, Holo obtains Series B financing

August 30, 2021, with3D printingHolo, a company that uses technology to manufacture precision metal parts, announces the completion of round B
Financing
.
invest
Contributors include Lam Capital, Atreides Management and Prelude Ventures, as well as previous backers Tao Capital Advisors and Lightspeed Venture Partners.



It is reported that Holo uses photopolymer paste and stereolithography technology (SLA) to manufacture precision metal parts. This technology is called PureForm, which is currently rare in China.

The specific principle steps of this technology are:

① Prepare proprietary metal-polymer slurry;

② Curing with light3D printingMachine to print;

③ Obtain a dense metal particle polymer matrix;

④ Degreasing;

⑤ Sintering to obtain completely dense parts

Because it uses light curing technology to print, the accuracy is relatively high, and the structure of 150-200 microns can be manufactured.

Holo’s CEO Hal Zarem said: “Traditional manufacturing methods, such as CNC machining and casting, are too costly for mass production or unable to produce complex parts with such fine features. Our technology enables customers to lower the cost Costs to obtain parts and produce geometric shapes that cannot be manufactured in other ways.”

Holo is actually a company from
AutoDesk
The spin-off company, in addition to copper, also provides PureForm for stainless steel 3D printingservice. After obtaining the investment, Holo plans to actively develop in 2021 and 2022, double the company’s scale, accelerate the development of its 3000 cubic centimeter/hour high-capacity production system, and continue to expand its material portfolio. Currently, they are looking at jewelry,
Dentistry
,
Medical treatment
Equipment and electronic components, and plans to provide more materials.

Senior Manager of the Ershi Diamond Center
Simon Evans said:
“We have been struck by the resolution and surface quality of the parts that Holo can produce, and we are very happy to explore direct metal printing of jewelry with them. Using the design freedom of additive manufacturing and the fine features of PureForm will enable us to Create truly unique customized works for customers that cannot be made with other manufacturing processes.”



Holo will SLA 3D printingThe combination of precision and sintering can bring new business cases and new parts. In a similar size and volume, what Holo does is not new.Companies like 3D Micro Print already use other3D printingThe technology has been done for ten years or more.

The uniqueness of Holo’s products is that it is producing a high-volume solution, which is more suitable for production. Holo may sell this production line to services and end users. This will truly open up a larger market for this technology.

Arian Aghababaie, co-founder of the Autodesk spin-off company, said: “We are very pleased to continue to provide our customers with new capabilities that will enable us to support a new range of micron3D printingApply from
surgical
Equipment and dentistry, to microelectronics, microrobots, consumer electronics and jewelry. “

Mark Cupta, Managing Partner of Prelude Ventures, said: “In a short period of time, Holo has developed the highest quality and most cost-effective3D printingtechnology. “



In the picture above, Holo shows an array of copper micro-sensors, as well as jewelry, which is likely to be a market that Holo is very interested in. With proper pricing and approval, steel dental abutments are also a potentially huge market. Holo can be manufactured in many fields with the same basic technical setup and many different materials.

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