HP and Hyperion Advance Tungsten Carbide Printing
The partnership enables serial production of carbide components using industrial binder jetting technology.
Updated on Oct. 28, 2026 in Materials Science
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HP and Hyperion Materials & Technologies entered a strategic partnership in October 2026 to advance tungsten carbide additive manufacturing. The companies are focusing on the qualification and serial production of components using HP Metal Jet binder jetting technology.
Why it matters
The collaboration aims to scale the commercial availability of tungsten carbide parts for industrial use. By integrating specific powder materials with high-speed printing, the partners intend to lower barriers to adopting complex carbide geometries in industrial supply chains.
The production process utilizes the CarbiForm line of tungsten carbide powders specifically qualified for HP Metal Jet binder jetting systems. This setup enables the fabrication of parts through additive manufacturing followed by specialized sintering and finishing techniques.
The players
HP
A global technology company that develops hardware, including the Metal Jet series of binder jetting 3D printers.
Hyperion Materials & Technologies
A material science firm specializing in the development and manufacturing of hard and super-hard materials, including tungsten carbide.
The details
Binder jetting involves depositing a liquid binding agent onto a thin layer of powdered material to form complex shapes layer-by-layer. Once the part is printed, it must undergo a secondary sintering process—a thermal treatment that fuses metal particles into a solid, dense component. Hyperion provides the specialized CarbiForm carbide powders, while HP provides the S100 printing architecture for the serial production of these dense materials.
Timeline
October 2026: Hyperion installed an HP Metal Jet S100 printer at its Barcelona facility.
The Tech Race
This partnership positions HP to capture the market for high-performance, tungsten-based industrial components via its existing binder jetting infrastructure. It competes against traditional, subtractive machining methods that have historically been the only way to achieve the hardness properties required for industrial carbide parts.
Industrial manufacturers looking to replace traditional carbide tooling with custom-printed geometries can now work with the companies to qualify specific parts for production. The process is currently being integrated into industrial workflows in Barcelona, with plans to expand serial production capabilities.
The takeaway
The partnership creates a direct path for scaling tungsten carbide additive manufacturing. Observers should track the first industrial components qualified for serial production as a key benchmark for this manufacturing process.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Metal Additive Manufacturing.
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