Protolabs and Downhole Emerging Technologies: a novel approach toward metal 3DP geothermal energy

Houston-based geothermal energy company Downhole Emerging Technologies (DET) and Digital manufacturing service provider Protolabs took a step towards scaling metal 3DP geothermal energy. A well packer designed for geothermal subsurface conditions designed by DET has been manufactured by Protolabs. The technology used to build the well packer was direct metal laser sintering (DMLS), an industrial-grade […]