Imaginarium/Technologies/Polymer Additive Sheet 03 of 08

MJF

production, not prototypes

Multi Jet Fusion. HP’s industrial polymer process. Inkjet arrays lay down fusing and detailing agents on a nylon powder bed, then infrared heat fuses the lot. Strong, isotropic, and produced at up to 10× the speed of SLS.

Fuse Detail Inkjet arrays IR heat Nylon powder bed Interlocking parts, fused in place NO SUPPORTS, EVER. isotropic in x · y · z.
Build envelope380 × 284 × 380 mm
Typical volumes1 to 10,000 parts
Min wall0.3 mm
Lead time3 to 7 days
01 Why use it the good bits
  • Production-grade properties: isotropic strength in X, Y and Z; impact and chemical resistant.
  • The fastest polymer 3D process: full builds in 10 to 15 hours, thousands of parts shipped per week.
  • No supports required: complex internal geometry, interlocking assemblies, captive features.
  • Lowest cost per part at 10–10,000 units: the bridge between prototyping and injection moulding.
  • 500 micron minimum feature, consistent grey finish that dyes deep black.
  • Closed-loop thermal control: repeatable batch to batch.
02 Ideal volumes how many?
  • 10–10,000 parts: functional end-use production at medium volume.
  • Bridge production: ship real parts while injection moulding tools are being built.
  • Jigs, fixtures and tooling: same-day spares with no CNC programming.
  • Below 10, SLA or SLS often cheaper. Above 50,000, injection moulding wins.

03 Materials

Pick your nylon

click one, geek out.

Production nylons plus a flexible TPU, qualified and in stock. Open a material for its typical properties, then download the datasheet as a PDF for your design review.

04 Post-processing & finishing post-processing to give end-use quality.
Bead blast (standard) Dye black Custom colour dye Vapour smooth Spray paint Soft-touch coating Threaded inserts Laser engrave Pad print CNC finish

The film

From powder to brace

watch an AFO get made.
AFO manufacturing MJF print to finished brace
Take a break while the bed cools.

Proof not promises.

It hasn’t been done

which doesn’t mean it can’t be.

Let’s build something