Agreement Accelerates Adoption of a Safe and Sustainable Support Removal Solution for 3D Printed Wax Parts

Buffalo, NY, USA, March 3, 2023 - PostProcess, the pioneer in automated and intelligent post-processing solutions for 3D printed parts, and CAD BLU, a leader in 3D printing solution sales and service, announce a distribution partnership to provide a fully automated and sustainable wax support removal solution for customers in the North American jewelry sector. This partnership makes it easier for customers to procure a total solution for wax 3D printing, enabling end-to-end digitization of the workflow from the part design through 3D printing to post-processing.

With over 25 years of experience in the industry, CAD BLU has been a trusted provider of digital 3D printing solutions for jewelry design and manufacturing. The company is now expanding its offerings to include advanced post-processing solutions for its customers. CAD BLU offers the PostProcess® DEMI 430™, a fully automated solution that utilizes proprietary software, hardware, and chemistry to effectively remove wax support structures on 3D printed parts. As a part of the comprehensive solution, a new formulation of detergent, PLM-601-SUB, was released in 2022 by PostProcess specifically to solve both time and safety concerns for the support removal for 3D printed wax parts. This solution streamlines the additive manufacturing process by eliminating the need for manual, labor-intensive support removal, thereby removing the traditional post-processing bottleneck and eliminating hours of processing time per batch.

PostProcess' solution enables the 3D printing and finishing of more complex part geometries with increased consistency between parts and less breakage. This is especially important for small jewelry parts with very intricate details and fragile walls. The company's proprietary solutions utilize software controls of multiple energy sources to uniquely optimize for wax support removal. Providing a safer and more sustainable solution for support removal, the DEMI 430 is also designed for operator safety with plug-and-play processing, reducing the risk of injury to workers compared to traditional IPA processing, and ensuring a safer work environment.

"We are thrilled to partner with CAD BLU to deliver our advanced post-processing solutions to the jewelry industry," said Nathan Harris, Americas Vice President of Sales at PostProcess. "Our DEMI 430 wax support removal solution is the perfect fit for jewelry manufacturers looking to streamline their additive workflows and improve the quality of their products. We look forward to working with CAD BLU to deliver this technology to their customers."
"CAD BLU is excited to partner with PostProcess, as the DEMI 430 solution is exactly what the jewelry industry has been needing and waiting for to optimize their additive manufacturing workflows" stated Eric Rodriguez, CAD BLU's Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "Rich Motto, our CEO and founder, led the charge to bring 3D printing solutions to jewelers, which had a significant impact in this industry overall. We expect to have an even greater impact in this market now that we offer such a transformational post-processing solution."
CAD BLU will be showcasing the PostProcess DEMI 430 solution during the upcoming MJSA Expo on jewelry making and design in New York City, March 5-7, 2023, at booths 110 and 112.


About CAD BLU:
For over 25 years, CAD BLU has been transforming businesses through manufacturing innovation. The company provides an extensive selection of 3D printer technologies, materials, customer support and on-site service. It has also expanded its 3D Factory for on-demand parts at its facility in New York City. CAD BLU partners with each customer to determine the right combination of technologies for their business—from the 3D printing solution that exists today to the emerging technology of tomorrow. The company has locations in three states across the United States, including: California, Colorado, and in New York City, where it has a 12,000 square-foot facility housing today's best 3D printer technologies. www.cadblu.com

About PostProcess:
PostProcess is the leader in automated and intelligent post-printing solutions for 3D printed and additive manufactured parts. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Buffalo, NY, USA, with international operations in Mougins, France, PostProcess removes the bottleneck in the final stage of the 3D printing workflow, post-processing, through a combination of patented and patent-pending software, hardware, and chemistry technologies. The company's solutions automate industrial 3D printing's most common post-printing processes including support, resin, and powder removal, as well as surface finishing, enabling customer-ready 3D printed parts at scale and complete digitization of additive manufacturing through the workflow for the Industry 4.0 factory floor. The PostProcess portfolio has been proven across all major industrial 3D printing technologies and is in use daily in every imaginable manufacturing sector.
www.postprocess.com