Of the seven basic additive manufacturing (AM) processes available, material jetting is the AM technology that is closest to what we use for printing text and images on paper.

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This is because the printheads that are used for material jetting are very similar to those used for inkjet printing, except instead of dispensing ink, they are depositing droplets of material that create a 3D object layer by layer.

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The origins of material jetting technology date back to the mid-1990s when Solidscape (initially called Sanders Prototype Inc.) commercialized “Drop-on-Demand” technology for 3D printing with wax. The company still specializes in material jetting systems for making very precise wax patterns for jewelry and investment casting, having being acquired in 2011 […]

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