multi-jet

The company predicts its multi-jet fusion printer will be 10 times faster than other printers on the market because the plastic feedstock would be delivered from multiple outlets.

“Corporate buying managers are delaying purchases while they anticipate HP’s multi-jet fusion product in 2016,” Dougherty & Co. analyst Andrea James wrote recently.

Sprout may not end up being as disruptive as multi-jet fusion.

With its multi-jet fusion technology, HP seems poised to achieve just that.

Based on HP’s thermal inkjet technology – an area where HP is strong in expertise and intellectual property – multi-jet fusion promises 3D printers that offer higher resolution, lower cost and printing that the company says is 10 times faster than leading 3D printers on the market.