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N°3-2021
Hydraulic manifold with optimized fluid
flow produced with high repeatability on
the DMP Flex 350 metal 3D printer.
Manufacturers of spinal implants benefit
from high repeatability and 24/7 production of this printer.
Separación exclusiva por EDM 24/7 productivity
de piezas de AM
DMP Flex 350 is designed for flexible application
use for R&D projects, application development or
serial production. Yet it is easily scalable for vo-
lume part production. Quick-swap build modules
and fast powder recycling speed up production. A
central server manages print jobs, materials, set-
tings and maintenance for 24/7 productivity.
Metal additive manufacturing software 3DXpert
is the industry's most powerful tool to prepare and
optimize part data quickly, enabling rapid design
for metal additive manufacturing to shorten pro-
duction time and increase part precision.
Separación exclusiva por EDM de piezas de AM
La AgieCharmilles CUT AM 500 universal, ba-
sada en los más de 65 años de experiencia le-
gendaria en EDM de GF Machining Solutions,
contribuye de forma significativa al proceso de
AM: Es una alternativa rápida, precisa, asequi-
ble y lista para la
automatización al
uso de la EDM es-
tándar o una sierra
de banda para se- Manufacturers of spinal implants benefit from
parar piezas fabri- high repeatability and 24/7 production of this prin-
cadas aditivamente ter.
de la placa de mon-
taje. La serie CUT Vacuum chamber concept for high repeatable
AM 500 es el com- quality
plemento perfecto Due to the unique vacuum chamber concept of
para las soluciones de impresión en 3D de me- the DMP Flex 350, argon gas consumption is
tales DMP Factory 500 and DMP Flex/Factory heavily reduced while at the same time showing
350 escalables y optimizadas para los flujos de best in class oxygen purity (
Hydraulic manifold with optimized fluid flow pro-
duced with high repeatability on the DMP Flex
350 metal 3D printer.
We’ve 3D Printed over 500,000 highly-complica-
ted Metal parts, so you don’t have to.
With our advanced manufacturing centers, DMP
Flex 350 has been developed from and is conti-
nuously improved through closed-loop feedback
between the production team and product deve-
lopment. 3D Systems offers you an integrated so-
lution. DMP Flex 350 printer with patented
technology, the extensively tested suite of Laser-
Form materials, 3DXpert metal additive manu-
facturing software, and finally yet importantly, the
As technology evolves at warp speed, so
must TAV VACUUM FURNACES.
We allow our customers to meet the strictest en-
vironmental and safety standards and most im-
portantly continue to push the boundaries of
performance. Because of our great know-how,
we are able to design and manufacture customi-
expertise of our application engineers to realize zed solutions for special requests
time, cost and functionality benefits for our cus-
tomers. Our users count on reliable material da- High-performace alloys
tabases for precision metal 3D printing without Ongoing research and development to supply
having to go through the challenging time and furnaces in compliance with NADCAP standards
cost-consuming effort of developing process pa- for processing materials exposed to extremely
rameters themselves. high temperature applications
Learn how to accelerate your journey to valida- Large components manufacturing
ted Metal AM production Various-sized furnaces available to meet the
“The closed-vacuum-chamber design not only most demanding of strain and safety require-
maximizes powder re-use but also prevents ments for treating landing gears and large turbine
argon-gas bubbles from permeating the part. blades.
When parts produced using this technology un-
dergo hot isostatic pressing, quality is compara- Absolute process control
ble to forged parts. Such results are a must for A complete monitoring system combined with a
aerospace parts that periodically need to with- modern and user-friendly interface, making it the
stand high amounts of pressure.”— Ronen Sha- state-of-the-art in the industry and the most ad-
ron, Sharon Tuvia on DMP Technology vanced on the market.
Ceit, a la vanguardia de la fabricación aditiva
gracias a su nueva máquina de Binder Jetting
Ceit podrá investigar en la fabricación aditiva de
materiales adicionales en su Planta Piloto.
El centro tecnológico Ceit, miembro de Basque
Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), ha
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dado un paso adelante en sus capacidades en
fabricación avanzada tras adquirir la primera má-
quina de impresión 3D Desktop Metal Production
SystemTM [P-1] de España.
Mediante la compra de esta impresora, el centro
tecnológico podrá investigar en la fabricación adi- STRATASYS LANZA AL MERCADO LA REVO-
tiva de materiales adicionales como titanio, alu- LUCIONARIA IMPRESORA 3D ORIGIN ONE A
minio, cobre o partir de nuevos tipos de polvo ESCALA DE PRODUCCIÓN
obtenidos por atomización en su Planta Piloto.
TE Connectivity ya está produciendo miles de
piezas de nivel aptas para el sector aeroespacial
que deben cumplir requisitos estrictos
Las impresoras con la tecnología P3 respaldan
una cartera creciente de materiales de alto ren-
dimiento con precisión, repetibilidad y tiempo de
fabricación líderes del sector.
La impresora 3D Stratasys Origin® One, es di-
señada para aplicaciones de fabricación final. El
Diseñado para salvar la brecha entre el desar- sistema de Origin One™ emplea la tecnología
rollo y la producción en serie, el equipo instalado patentada P3™ con el fin de producir piezas en
en la división de materiales y fabricación de su una extensa variedad de materiales de alto ren-
Planta Piloto de Atomización desde el pasado dimiento con precisión, repetibilidad y tiempo de
mes de marzo, permite producir piezas comple- fabricación líderes del sector. Stratasys tiene pre-
jas y de alta calidad para las aplicaciones más visto iniciar en mayo la recepción de pedidos de
exigentes y ofrece la posibilidad de mejorar las todo el mundo.
capacidades de investigación del centro con la
más avanzada tecnología Binder Jetting o Inyec- En diciembre de 2020, Stratasys adquirió Origin
ción Aglutinante. como parte fundamental de su estrategia de li-
derar el sector de la impresión 3D de polímeros
El proceso de impresión con esta tecnología para fabricación. La impresora 3D Stratasys Ori-
consiste principalmente en la deposición selec- gin One es el primer fruto de dicha adquisición.
tiva de un líquido ligante sobre un lecho de polvo Se trata de una actualización de la impresora Ori-
que luego se consolida, dando como resultado gin One ya existente e incluye una bandeja de
una mayor rapidez y flexibilidad en la producción. fabricación útil de mayor tamaño, así como ac-
tualizaciones de flujo de trabajo para software y
Las piezas fabricadas a través de este sistema hardware con el fin de facilitar la capacidad de
tienen aplicaciones totalmente transversales que servicio, ofrecer más rendimiento y aumentar el
van desde el sector aeronáutico o el automóvil uso. Cuando se inicie el envío de la impresora
hasta la máquina-herramienta o la joyería pa- Origin One, que está previsto para el cuarto tri-
sando por la biomedicina. mestre, las actualizaciones de software para la
base instalada se distribuirán a través de la nube.
Ceit cuenta con más de 35 años de experiencia TE Connectivity (NYSE: TEL), líder mundial de
en pulvimetalurgia, lo que le permite estar pre- conectores y sensores, fue uno de los primeros
sente en toda la cadena de valor de la fabrica- clientes de Origin y posee varias máquinas (vea
ción aditiva, desde el diseño y producción del el vídeo aquí). TE ha colaborado con Origin y
polvo, hasta la validación de la pieza final. Henkel en un fotopolímero de nivel aeroespacial
que ha superado las estrictas pruebas ambien-
tales que se requieren en el sector. En la actua-
lidad, TE produce miles de piezas, incluida su
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primera producción aeroespacial impresa en 3D: un soporte de conector de la serie 369 que se ha diseñado para que los conectores del interior de los aviones no se desacoplen. «Nos hemos centrado en la tecnología láser con objeto de atenernos a los criterios estrictos de precisión y repetibilidad de los conectores que necesitan una exactitud de micras de dos dígi- tos», comenta Mark Savage, director del centro de excelencia global de la fabricación aditiva en TE Connectivity. «Stratasys y Origin han sido unos socios excelentes que nos han ayudado a alcanzar estos objetivos y a demostrar las posi- bilidades del uso de la fabricación aditiva en de- El sistema de Origin One™ emplea la tecnología cenas de miles de piezas. Creemos que esto patentada P3™ con el fin de producir piezas en ayudará a TE Connectivity a convertirse en un una extensa variedad de materiales de alto ren- socio más ágil y rentable para muchos de los dimiento con precisión, repetibilidad y tiempo de principales fabricantes de todo el mundo en sec- fabricación líderes del sector tores tales como automoción, aeroespacial y electrodomésticos, y que nos permitirá crear un futuro más conectado». Según las estimaciones internas de Stratasys, y herramientas en sectores tales como automo- existe una oportunidad de mercado de fabrica- ción, aeroespacial, defensa, bienes de consumo ción aditiva de 3700 millones de dólares para y dispositivos médicos. Asimismo, se está lle- 2025 en el caso de las aplicaciones de polímeros vando a cabo el desarrollo de una versión para orientados a la producción que resultan adecua- odontología del producto. dos para la impresora 3D Origin One. Entre estas «Creemos que las impresoras 3D Origin One con se incluye la fabricación de piezas de producción tecnología P3 resultan idóneas para una extensa
variedad de aplicaciones de producción a peti- cially available resin that allows embedding living
ción a escala mundial», afirma Chris Prucha, vi- cells straight from a culture plate within highly
cepresidente de investigación y desarrollo de P3 precise 3D-printed structures for biological appli-
y de gestión de productos en Stratasys y cofun- cations.
dador de Origin. «Stratasys ha proporcionado al
equipo de Origin la oportunidad de acelerar la im-
plementación de esta impresionante tecnología Two-dimensional cell cultures have been the
para llevar a cabo una verdadera transformación standard in pharmaceutical preclinical R&D and
de la fabricación en todos los sectores, desde los in biomedical research in general, for many de-
productos odontológicos hasta los industriales. cades. However, growing evidence demonstrates
De hecho, esta transformación ya se está produ- that these models poorly represent the cellular in-
ciendo, con comentarios favorables de los teraction at the 3D level in living systems. There-
clientes y signos claros de demanda». fore, drug development based on 2D systems is
La impresora 3D Stratasys Origin One puede often misguided, resulting in billions of dollars of
producir piezas con unas dimensiones de hasta unfruitful R&D costs. So far, building complex and
192 x 108 x 370 mm. Además, puede imprimir highly precise 3D structures with embedded living
detalles con un tamaño inferior a 50 micras. cells has been hampered by lack of suitable ma-
Entre los materiales de terceros completamente terials and printing systems. Thanks to the joint
certificados en el lanzamiento hay diez resinas development of a novel hydrogel-based Bioink by
industriales, con materiales de alta temperatura, Xpect INX and UpNano in combination with the
resistentes, elastómeros, generales y de nivel new printing model by UpNano this endeavor has
médico. Basándonos en los comentarios que now turned into reality.
hemos recibido de los clientes de Stratasys en
todo el mundo, el nuevo sistema estará disponi-
ble para su compra en lugar de en forma de lea-
sing.
CO-INNOVATION OF BIOINK AND POWER-
FUL 2-PHOTON BIO-PRINTER ALLOWS 3D-
PRINTING WITH LIVING CELLS FOR
BIOAPPLICATIONS WITH UNPRECEDENTED
PRECISION
MACHINES & MATERIALS
Cell models mimicking natural tissue topography
herald new era for biomedical research “The combined competences of UpNano in de-
veloping 3D-printing devices and Xpect INX in
designing innovative materials for 3D-printing gel-
VThe combination of a 2-Photon 3D-printer with led well together”, comments Peter Gruber, head
an innovative hydrogel-based bioink allows the of technology and co-founder of UpNano. “We
direct printing of 3D structures containing living co-developed X Hydrobio INX© U200, a highly
cells at both the meso- and microscale. Develo- biocompatible hydrogel, and at the same time we
ped by UpNano GmbH (Vienna, Austria), the Na- offer a 2-Photon 3D-printing device that provides
noOne Bio is a printer based on the successful the largest range of printed dimensions on the
NanoOne range of laser-powered 2-Photon 3D- market”. X Hydrobio INX© U200 is a water-solu-
printers that are able to build structures across ble hydrogel that allows transfer of cell cultures
12 orders of magnitude. The new hydrogel has from 2D culture plates into complex 3D struc-
been developed with Xpect INX (Ghent, Bel- tures. “The gelatin-based X Hydrobio INX© U200
gium), a spin-off in foundation specialized in the has been specifically developed for the encapsu-
development of biocompatible materials for the lation of multiple cell types thereby allowing the
3D-(bio-)printing industry. It is the only commer- generation of complex 3D microtissues”, says
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Jasper Van Hoorick, project lead at Xpect INX. developed X Hydrobio INX© U200 kit will signifi-
“The hydrogel mimics the natural cellular envi- cantly change this approach. Pharmaceutical
ronment and is biodegradable, thereby allowing companies and research institutions will be in the
the cells to gradually substitute the material with position to design cell models that mimic natural
newly formed tissue.” The gel solves the issues growth conditions in the human body. In fact, the
encountered with standard growth media on NanoOne Bio allows the production of surface
which cell cultures have been incubated in a 2D structures with highest precision and/or the des-
manner. Following this, the hydrogel containing ign of complex 3D-scaffolding with embedded
living cells can be directly fed into the NanoOne cells in the cm-range. Thanks to specific optical
Bio – a highly precise 2-Photon 3D-printer deve- pathways, optimized scan algorithms and a pro-
loped by UpNano. Extensive research showed prietary adaptive resolution technology, the Na-
that the 780 nm red light laser of the NanoOne noOne systems also offer significant faster
Bio is not harmful to living cells, even at the ex- production times than other systems – advan-
ceptionally high power used by the NanoOne tages that have been recognized by customers
printers. In fact, the high laser power which is on industry and academia alike. The range-ex-
unique to UpNano’s 2-Photon 3D-printing sys- tension for customers in biomedical research has
tems, allows for the use of optics that enable the already been met with great interest.
fast production of cm large structures with ex-
ceptionally high precision, down to nanoscale.
INDUSTRY & ACADEMIA
The combination of X Hydrobio INX© U200 and
the NanoOne Bio opens up completely new pos-
sibilities in biomedical R&D, both in industry and
academia. Recognizing the enormous potential, Wax Casting Patterns in Hours
Prof. James J. Yoo, Wake Forest Institute for Re-
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Nano on future developments. The renowned manufacturing, and low volume production, the
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sible not only with an unprecedented precision,
but also directly with embedded living cells – the-
reby saving time and improving the significance
of the results. Surface structures resembling na-
tural tissues (biomimetic structures) can now be
created, allowing for near natural interaction bet-
ween the living cells and their growth environ-
ment. “Cells growing in 2D on a culture plate on
standard growth media encounter a far from na-
tural physical environment and a lack of interac-
tion with surrounding cells in all directions, as
observed in living tissues”, explains Denise
Mandt, Head of Marketing and Business Deve-
lopment and co-founder of UpNano. It has been
acknowledged in biomedical R&D that such lack
of 3D cell-to-cell-contact negatively impacts the RealWax patterns drop seamlessly into existing
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de la compañía, así fue como ambos equipos
crearon esta solución que produce cero des-
echos..
Vacuum furnace is widely
used for used in universities,
research institutes, industrial
_____________________________________ and mining enterprises such
Ford se une con HP para reutilizar impre- as powder, military, electro-
siones 3D, para crear partes moldeadas por nics, metallurgy, medicine,
inyección, piezas que no comprometen los ceramics, glass, machinery,
estándares de durabilidad y calidad de Ford. new material development, special materials, re-
fractory.
Los materiales reciclados están siendo utilizados
para desarrollar clips de línea de combustible,
moldeados por inyección e instalados por pri-
mera vez en camiones Super Duty F-250. Las
partes tienen mejor resistencia a químicos y hu-
medad que las versiones convencionales, ade-
más, son 7% más livianos y cuestan un 10%
menos. El equipo de investigación de Ford ha
identificado 10 clips de línea de combustible en
vehículos existentes que podrán beneficiarse.
Ford utiliza la tecnología de HP para las impre-
siones 3D en el centro de manufactura avanzada
FA - equipos y materiales fabricación aditiva - additive manufacturing pag 10Having completed and approved the necessary
qualification reports, Senior Aerospace BWT is
now fully capable of 3D printing interior aircraft
components to meet the needs of aircraft manu-
facturers
Galaxy3DM factory provide following service:
Rapid Prototyping: 3D Printing: 100+ SLA Ma- space, has enhanced its capability in additive ma-
chines CNC Machining: 20+ CNC machines, in- nufacturing by installing Stratasys 3D printers to
cluding 5Axis Vacuum Casting : Small batch spearhead the design, production and deploy-
production + customized material 3D Modeling : ment of 3D-printed interior aircraft parts for its
Design from solidworks,CAD, Rhino,etc. Surface customers.
Treatment: Painting, silk screening, electropla-
ting,etc. Located at the company’s Macclesfield, Cheshire
site, Senior Aerospace BWT is equipped with two
industrial-grade Stratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS) For-
tus® 450mc 3D printers, and has undertaken a
rigorous testing and qualification program of Stra-
tasys’ aerospace-grade ULTEMTM 9085 resin on
behalf of its key customers. Having completed
and approved the necessary qualification reports,
Senior Aerospace BWT is now fully capable of 3D
printing interior aircraft components to meet the
needs of aircraft manufacturers*. The company
has a global customer base covering regional,
SENIOR AEROSPACE BWT INVESTS IN military, private jet and rotorcraft markets – with
STRATASYS FDM 3D PRINTERS TO PRO- 3D-printed components for use in low pressure
DUCE AIRCRAFT PARTS FOR OEMs air ducting systems and air handling in aircraft in-
teriors.
Installation of Stratasys 3D printers at Senior Ae-
rospace BWT used in robust, repeatable and tra- Darren Butterworth, CEO, Senior Aerospace
ceable production process for aerospace. BWT, comments: “Senior Aerospace BWT is now
an industry leader in driving the increased adop-
Company seeing savings of up to 75% on certain tion of thermoplastic 3D-printed parts for aircraft,
parts, compared with traditional manufacturing. enabling our customers to benefit from the signi-
Baden Baden, Germany, and London, UK, March ficant benefits that this technology delivers. After
29, 2021 – UK-based Senior Aerospace BWT, two years of intensive R&D work, we have quali-
part of Senior plc, an AS/EN/JISQ 9100:2016 ac- fied the associated products and processes,
credited global manufacturer of ultra-lightweight, which enable us to produce flight-ready parts
low-pressure air distribution systems for aero quickly and cost-effectively for our customers. We
FA - equipos y materiales fabricación aditiva - additive manufacturing pag 11now have the capability of deploying a robust, ac- curate, repeatable and traceable process – which is what the industry demands.” Significant savings in component cost, weight and lead times Senior Aerospace BWT is seeing significant sa- vings in terms of component weight, cost and lead-time when using Stratasys FDM®-based ad- ditive manufacturing in place of traditionally sour- ced aluminum. For certain parts, savings are as much as 75% – particularly for small order quan- tities. “In many cases, minimum order quantities for off- the-shelf aluminum parts make traditional manu- facturing simply unviable when we may only need a handful for one aircraft,” explains Butterworth. Producing components in Stratasys’ aerospace- “If you add to that the small, complex geometries grade ULTEMTM 9085 resin ensures a robust, of some parts, it just does not warrant the cost repeatable and traceable production process for and time to CNC machine them in aluminum.” BWT’s customers. Pic shows development com- Key to the company’s success with additive ma- ponent used in low pressure air ducting systems nufacturing has been Stratasys’ aerospace-grade materials, which helped simplify the qualification and material characterization process. With experience in additive manufacturing span- *Certified ULTEM 9085 meets more stringent test ning 10 years, Senior Aerospace BWT first began criteria and retains material traceability required investigating the commercial viability of Stratasys by the aerospace industry. Certificates of Analy- FDM 3D printing for interior aircraft parts over sis for both raw material and filament are sup- four years ago via a technical partnership with a plied, documenting test results and identification service bureau. Through the collaboration, Senior to match filament manufacturing lot number to Aerospace BWT delivered its first duct incorpo- raw material lot number. This allows traceability rating a 3D printed part for flight use on regional from printed part back to raw material. passenger jets in 2018. Since then, the company has supplied its customers with hundreds of light- About Senior Aerospace BWT weight, flight-ready interior aircraft parts using Senior Aerospace BWT is recognized as a world FDM, often incorporating highly complex geome- leader in the design and manufacture of ultra- tries. The company’s success with FDM laid the lightweight low-pressure air distribution systems. foundation for the investment in its own in-house It provides systems for fixed wing and rotary wing capability via Stratasys’ local partner, Tri-Tech aircraft across all market sectors, for both com- 3D. mercial and military applications. Looking ahead, Senior Aerospace BWT plans to extend its additive manufacturing services offe- ring into other industries beyond aerospace, such About Senior plc as automotive and defense. The company ex- Senior is an international manufacturing group pects to boost capacity with the installation of ad- with operations in 13 countries. It is listed on the ditional Stratasys Fortus 450mc 3D printers, a main market of the London Stock Exchange key part of its strategic objective to invest in fluid (symbol SNR). Senior designs, manufactures conveyance product development and manufac- and markets high technology components and turing processes to help facilitate growth through systems for the principal original equipment pro- innovation and continually enhance returns on in- ducers in the worldwide aerospace, defense, land vestment. vehicle and power & energy markets. FA - equipos y materiales fabricación aditiva - additive manufacturing pag 12
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1997 with its headquarter located in Jiangning
Economic and Technological Development Zone,
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The company is mainly engaged in mining, smel-
ting and processing of copper and cobalt re- RX3 series Box Annealing Furnace (950℃) is mainly used
sources, and the production of copper and cobalt for mold annealing, high manganese steel castings, gray
products, mainly including copper cathode, co- iron castings, roller, ball, wear-resistant lining and other
parts of annealing.
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der, etc.
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Furnace is our important technology furnace.
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structure, the industry's advanced of high-purity
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terms of development and changes, the company perature distribution in furnace chamber.
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FA - equipos y materiales fabricación aditiva - additive manufacturing pag 13“Additive Manufacturing changes the world”. Is this just a vision or already real? Live event series „inside AM“ provides interesting behind the scenes insights! Additive Manufacturing replaces numerous tradi- tional manufacturing processes, facilitates the de- velopment of new products and business models Manuel Laux, Head of AM Solutions – 3D post and helps establish new value-added and supply processing technology, explains: „Anybody, who chains. Are these claims about the possibilities of deals with the subject Additive Manufacturing, is Additive Manufacturing real, and in which indus- probably overwhelmed by reports about the nu- tries have they already been successfully imple- merous innovative applications of this technology. mented? What is really feasible, to what extent With our interesting interactive event, we, jointly are businesses already using 3D printing, and with our guests, want to shine a light on the ques- what is the driving force behind this develop- tion ‘Additive manufacturing changes the world. ment? AM Solutions shines a light on these and Is this just a vision or already real?’ and provide other interesting questions in its six-part live information on the actual situation” event series “inside AM”. In this series, repre- sentatives from renowned companies, active in different industrial sectors, will provide a valuable behind the scenes glimpse and report about their experience, applications, visions and obstacles that must be overcome. Design freedom, light-weight construction, effi- cient resource utilization, cost and time savings, these are some of the keywords that are fre- quently expressed in conjunction with Additive Manufacturing (AM). Add to this the potential ef- fects on established logistical systems, the need for personnel to drop traditional engineering phi- „When AM Solutions presented this new discus- losophies and the potential to individualize pro- sion concept to me, I immediately liked the idea ducts and adapting them to the wishes and to look at Additive Manufacturing from different requirements of the consumers to an extent, so angles and from the view of different industries. It far thought impossible. Does this mean that Ad- is honest and informative”, comments Christoph ditive Manufacturing is changing the world? Are Hansen, Director these things really true, and what is the actual si- tuation in the field of AM? How, and in which in- dustries, are 3D printing technologies already Interactive platform that offers valuable behind used? And what is still just a vision? With its new the scenes information interactive live series “inside AM” AM Solutions – The live-streams are conducted in English and 3D post processing technology, a brand of the are accessible from anywhere in the world. Re- Rösler Group that specializes on 3D post pro- presentatives from renowned companies, active cessing solutions, will answer many of your ques- in such diverse industries as medical enginee- tions. It provides not only valuable information for ring, aerospace, energy, automotive/motor sports the actual users of the 3D printing method but and consumer products, will report about their ex- also for anybody interested in new technologies. FA - equipos y materiales fabricación aditiva - additive manufacturing pag 14
perience with AM and will highlight the various
aspects of this new manufacturing technology.
Guest at our first event is Christoph Hansen, Di-
rector Technology & Innovation at Sauber Engi-
neering AG, a member of the Swiss Sauber
Group. Internationally, this company is not only
known through the Sauber-operated Formula 3720 Series Sintervac AM™
One team, Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN.
The Sintervac AM™ line of vacuum and control-
The origins of the company stem from the de- led atmosphere furnaces is Centorr’s newest of-
mand to make racing cars faster, lighter and more fering for the growing market for binder‐jetted 3D
reliable. Sauber tackled these challenging pro- printed and Additive Manufactured parts.
blems with Additive Manufacturing and, today,
can be truly called a pioneer in this field. Chris- Cold Wall Vacuum furnace design with stainless
toph Hansen comments: „When AM Solutions steel inner jacket and carbon steel outer jackets
presented this new discussion concept to me, I on the vessel and doors, with rod‐baffled water
immediately liked the idea to look at Additive Ma- cooling for long service life. Optional all stainless
nufacturing from different angles and from the steel chambers available.
view of different industries. It is honest and infor-
mative. I look forward to report to the viewers,
how we started exploring the possibilities of AM,
and how we expanded the use of this manufac-
turing technology beyond just the Formula One
racing cars”.
About Rösler
For over 80 years the privately owned Rösler
Oberflächentechnik GmbH has been actively en-
gaged in the field of surface preparation and sur-
face finishing. As global market leader we offer a
comprehensive portfolio of equipment, consuma-
bles and services around the mass finishing and
shot blasting technologies for a wide spectrum of
different industries.
Available with sealed cooling fan assembly with
Our range of about 15,000 consumables, deve- optional water‐cooled heat exchangers for fast
loped in Customer Experience Center and labo- cooling of the load.
ratories located all over the world, specifically
serves our customers for resolving their individual Robust heavy duty graphite tube‐and‐block ele-
finishing needs. Under the brand name AM Solu- ment design first used over 50 years ago.
tions we offer numerous equipment solutions and
services in the area of additive manufacturing/3D
printing. Last- but-not-least, as our central trai-
ning center the Rösler Academy offers practical,
hands-on seminars to subjects mass finishing
and shot blasting, lean management and additive
manufacturing. Besides the German manufactu-
ring locations in Untermerzbach/Memmelsdorf
and Bad Staffelstein/Hausen the Rösler group
has a global network of 15 manufacturing/sales
branches and 150 sales agents.
FA - equipos y materiales fabricación aditiva - additive manufacturing pag 15STRATASYS OFRECE TECNOLOGÍA SAF
PARA LA IMPRESIÓN 3D A ESCALA DE PRO-
DUCCIÓN
La tecnología Selective Absorption Fusion (SAF
- fusión por absorción selectiva) impulsará las
nuevas impresoras 3D de la serie H al tiempo
que Stratasys pone el foco en el creciente mer-
cado de piezas de producción en serie impre-
sas en 3D
La línea de impresoras 3D están basadas en fu-
sión de lecho de polvo. La nueva plataforma de
producción H Series™ estará impulsada por la
tecnología Selective Absorption Fusion™, es-
pecíficamente diseñada para satisfacer las ne-
cesidades de fabricación de gran volumen. Se
prevé que las impresoras 3D basadas en la tec-
nología SAF™ estén disponibles comercial-
mente el tercer trimestre de 2021.
SAF es una nueva tecnología industrial de fa-
bricación aditiva que ofrece un rendimiento de
nivel de producción de piezas finales. Como co-
lofón a más de 10 años de investigación y des-
arrollo, las impresoras 3D basadas en SAF
ofrecen un coste competitivo por pieza en el
nivel de producción, además de calidad, unifor-
midad y fiabilidad de las piezas, lo que garan-
tiza altos niveles de satisfacción y eficiencia en
producción.
La tecnología SAF utiliza un rodillo de rotación
inversa para recubrir capas de polvo sobre un
lecho de impresión e imprime fluido de absor-
ción para formar imágenes de las capas de la
pieza. Las capas de la imagen se fusionan pa-
sando una lámpara de infrarrojos por todo el
tramo del lecho de impresión. La tecnología
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FA - equipos y materiales fabricación aditiva - additive manufacturing pag 16SAF realiza estos pasos clave del proceso en la su agilidad y eficiencia, por lo que hemos conver-
misma dirección a través del lecho de impresión tido las piezas de producción en el foco de nues-
para proporcionar una experiencia térmica uni- tra estrategia comercial», afirma Omer Krieger,
forme y, por lo tanto, conseguir uniformidad en vicepresidente ejecutivo de estrategia de pro-
todas las piezas impresas, independientemente ducto y desarrollo corporativo de Stratasys. «La
de su ubicación durante la impresión. tecnología SAF supone una innovación impor-
tante que abre nuevas oportunidades para hacer
Gestión eficiente y uniforme del polvo frente a aplicaciones en sectores como el de la
El innovador sistema de gestión de polvo Big automoción, los bienes de consumo y electró-
Wave™ de la tecnología SAF garantiza que el nica, y los equipos industriales. El resultado es
polvo necesario se distribuya siempre en todo el que permitiremos que muchas aplicaciones
lecho de impresión, manteniendo una gran ola abandonen la fabricación tradicional y también
de polvo térmicamente estable. Todo el polvo so- daremos paso a la creación de productos que
brante recircula rápidamente, lo que disminuye solo se pueden producir de forma aditiva».
la exposición térmica del polvo y reduce el enve-
jecimiento del mismo. Gracias a ello, la cantidad Según un análisis de mercado interno de Strata-
de polvo fresco necesario es menor, con lo que sys, las aplicaciones de fabricación muestran el
se reducen los costes de explotación. mayor potencial de crecimiento en la industria de
la impresión 3D, alcanzando aproximadamente
la cifra de 25 mil millones de dólares estadouni-
denses en el año 2025. De hecho, CONTEXT es-
tima que los ingresos por impresoras basadas en
tecnología de lecho de polvo de polímero se
verán incrementados en una tasa de crecimiento
anual del 21 % de 2020 a 2024. Junto con las im-
presoras 3D basadas en FDM® y Origin P3™,
Stratasys ocupa una posición estratégica para
atender la mayoría de las aplicaciones de fabri-
cación, desde herramientas hasta piezas finales
Fluido de absorción de energía eficaz con ca- en distintos sectores.
bezales de impresión industriales
La tecnología SAF se utiliza para inyectar discri- Stratasys está desarrollando la plataforma de
minadamente fluido HAF™ de alta absorción de producción H Series con tecnología SAF para
energía en las zonas de una capa de material en ampliar las aplicaciones a las que puede servir
forma de polvo en una sola pasada completa por en muchos sectores. La tecnología, por su natu-
el ancho de la pieza. Los cabezales de impresión raleza, es capaz de procesar una amplia varie-
piezo-eléctricos industriales inyectan una o va- dad de materiales, como poliamidas y
rias gotas del fluido para producir detalles preci- elastómeros, y las relaciones de Stratasys con
sos o grandes áreas, sin detrimento del las principales empresas químicas facilitarán el
rendimiento. Esta tecnología admite fluidos fun- camino para llevar nuevos materiales al mercado
cionales únicos y altamente especializados para rápidamente.
procesar un amplio conjunto de tipos de polvo.
Para fusionar las zonas seleccionadas y las par-
tículas subyacentes se irradia energía infrarroja.
El estricto control térmico evita el alabeo y la pér-
dida de calidad, y reduce las temperaturas máxi-
mas requeridas en el lecho, lo que hace que la
tecnología SAF sea ideal para la producción.
«La impresión 3D está transformando cada vez
más la producción en sectores de todo el mundo
a medida que las empresas pretenden aumentar
FA - equipos y materiales fabricación aditiva - additive manufacturing pag 17Reliable, From Micro To Macro
The ProX 950 can print extra-large parts or
batches of highly detailed smaller parts—all at
the same exceptional resolution and accuracy.
Parts are accurate throughout the entire build
platform, print after print, machine after machine.
Our SLA printers have high uptime numbers,
while 3D Connect™ Service provides a new level
of management in 3D production. This secure
cloud-based connection to 3D Systems service
teams for proactive and preventative support en-
Strong Large Parts in One Single Piece ables better service, improves uptime and deli-
Building large parts up 1500 mm in length in one vers production assurance for your system.
piece increases part strength, as attachment
points always present a weakness in a part. Buil-
ding the part in one piece also frees additional re-
sources that would be occupied with the
assembly of the different segments. Use this fea-
ture to build prototype dashboards, middle
consoles or stable and light extra-large Quick-
Cast® metal casting patterns. The broad spec- Printed Casting: 3D-printed molds and cores
trum of Accura® SLA resins is developed for 3D for lightweight construction and electromobi-
Systems Stereolithography printers to generate lity
the consistency and mechanical properties re-
quired for each customer application. How Brooks Crownhill Limited (BCP) utilizes
3D sand printing from voxeljet for lightweight
construction
Not only for the production of housings for elec-
tric motors, the British company Brooks Crownhill
Limited (BCP) relies on 3D printing systems from
voxeljet. For a lot of automotive parts, BCP has
prototypes produced using 3D sand printing well
before they are ready for series production. The
advantage: the ability to design highly complex
parts without having to keep expensive tools on
hand. The reason for this is that rapid prototyping
allows end users to thoroughly inspect and ex-
tensively test the newly designed components
before the production tools are manufactured.
This saves a massive amount of time and
money.
Molds made of sand are relatively cost-effective
and sufficiently refractory for the application in
steel and, above all, aluminum foundries.
For this reason, casting with sand molds conti-
nues to enjoy great popularity, especially in the
automotive industry. Modern industrial 3D prin-
ting has opened up completely new possibilities
FA - equipos y materiales fabricación aditiva - additive manufacturing pag 18igners enormous creative
freedom. This is important for
rethinking established compo-
nents and saving as much
material as possible, for
example by optimizing the to-
pology of the components."
BCP largely manufactures en-
gine components and, more
recently, housing components
for electric motors for its cus-
tomers in the automotive sec-
tor. "We have to make our
parts lighter and lighter. And
we need to do this while
maintaining, or even better,
increasing load- bearing ca-
pacity and extending the ser-
vice life of the parts. This is
where voxeljet comes to our
aid with its 3D sand printing."
So-called lightweight design
is one of the most important
design trends of recent years.
Customer designs are being
pushed further and further to
the limits of manufacturability:
thinner wall sections of the
entire casting and higher tole-
rance bands for positional ac-
curacy. "3D sand printing is
therefore irreplaceable. Not
only because it allows us to
realize geometries that would
for foundries, since with the help of 3D printing not be possible using conven-
systems, such as the binder jetting systems from tional processes such as milling or core shooting,
voxeljet, even highly complex molds and cores but especially when we want to test brand new
can be manufactured. designs, we need the optimized prototypes
quickly. We then take a close look at these with
specific integrity tests (NDT, Non-Destructive Tes-
Over 60 percent of all metal castings are produ- ting) before we give the go-ahead for series pro-
ced by sand casting. duction," says Sales Director Henderson.
Brooks Crownhill Sales Director: Cooperation Impact of 3D printing on metal casting: des-
with voxeljet irreplaceable ign possibilities and feasibility.
Lee Henderson, Sales Director at Brooks Crown- "In modern engineering, 3D printing means
hill, comments on the collaboration with voxeljet: above all that we can print complex inner cores
"We have been using 3D printing and casting, or as one part. This saves us a lot of work in casting
printed casting, for quite some time now. The im- preparation. And we can be confident that all to-
mense advantages are obvious. lerances on wall thickness and the associated
stability of the cores will be maintained during the
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The process is fast, cost-effective and gives des- enormous stresses of metal casting," says Hen-
FA - equipos y materiales fabricación aditiva - additive manufacturing pag 19not yet one hundred percent clear
in the minds of engineers. "3D
printing, unfortunately, still has a
niche existence. It is increasingly
recognized within the foundry in-
dustry as a fully-fledged manufac-
turing process for casting molds,
but I'm not sure to what extent the
advantages are even known by
both engineers and also the key
buyers. There are still unimagined
design and cost opportunities that
could be leveraged here."
Designed for Manufacturing ver-
sus Designed for Functionality
Greater latitude in the design of
3D printed sand molds is closing
the gap between "design for ma-
nufacturing" and "design for func-
tionality". Casting expert
Henderson: "Today, engineers
can use finite element analysis
(FEM) to optimize functionality
and then directly 3D print the des-
igns.
This makes the design of engine
parts, for example, a lot faster
and, more importantly, the compo-
nents are stronger, which in turn
allows drastic weight reductions.
This is extremely attractive, espe-
cially in the wake of current envi-
ronmental regulations such as
lightweight construction, and the
associated energy savings."
3D printing offers more than
mere product optimization
But the advantages do not stop
there. "With 3D printing, we can
plan gas channels into the sand
derson. "Further economic opportunities are ope-
cores and molds during the design stage.
ned up by time-saving printed castings when you
reduce potential costs and conventional assem-
These are used for venting and outgassing du-
bly time on complex core-stack assemblies line-
ring the casting process, making our job much
side. This has a direct impact on the business
easier, and has a great effect on the quality of the
model, ongoing costs and delivery times to the
cast parts, in terms of density and surface quality"
customer."
Henderson explains. " Adding structural tie rods
for better transportability of the parts is also pos-
However, Henderson also notes that the benefits
sible and simplifies the handling of the printed
of additive manufacturing of molds and cores are
FA - equipos y materiales fabricación aditiva - additive manufacturing pag 20parts." additional care is necessary. The suppliers and
BCP also relies on the use of different sand sys- sub-suppliers are required to perform annual self-
tems for each application. For example, high- assessments, which are specified in the AIAG
strength and high-temperature cores to ensure booklets CQI-9 (heat treating), CQI-11 (plating),
stability and concentricity of the inner cores du- CQI-12 (coating), CQI-15 (welding), CQI-17 (sol-
ring the casting process of high temperature al- dering), CQI-23 (molding), and CQI-27 (casting).
loys.
The CQI-27 is a collective effort by OEM and Tier
About BCP 1 customers to create common process require-
BCP are a precision engineering company spe- ments for foundries, requirements which will be-
cialising in all aspects of castings, including CNC nefit the foundry industry for their OEM
machining, CNC Tool Making, assembly and as- automotive customers.
sociated processes.
Partners for Product development and Produc- It is not a detailed description of the entire foun-
tion, established in a range of markets, including: dry process. But the focus is on common failure
Automotive, Motorsport, Military, Electronic, Re- modes that cause OEM customers to receive
newable Energy, Marine, Broadcast and Medical. non-conforming castings from foundries. It is writ-
ten from an OEM and Tier 1 perspective. It is the
voice of the customer and includes specific acti-
Know about CQI 27 vities that the foundry industry needs to improve
upon. The objective is to have robust processes
Vishwas Kale
which minimize the risk of casting defects in au-
Managing Director,
tomotive applications
Vijayesh Instruments Pvt. Ltd, Pune
sales@vijayesh.net
It has detailed descriptions in various tables:
CQI-27 Casting System Assessment Process Ta-
The CQI-27 Special Process Casting System As-
bles
sessment provides requirements for suppliers of
OEM automotive castings. Continuous quality im-
• Process Table A
provement (CQI) is a management philosophy
Ductile Iron
used by organizations to better their processes.
• Process Table B
Grey Iron
The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) is
• Process Table C
a unique not-for-profit organization where OEMs,
Centrifugal Liners
suppliers, service providers, government entities,
• Process Table D
and individuals in academia have worked colla-
Aluminium Semi-Permanent Mold
boratively for more than 37 years to drive down
• Process Table E
costs and complexity from the automotive supply
Aluminium Semi-Permanent Mold Cylinder
chain. AIAG membership includes leading global
Heads
manufacturers, parts suppliers, and service pro-
• Process Table F
viders. The organization was founded by visio-
Aluminium Green Sand
naries from the three largest North American
• Process Table G
automotive manufacturers – Chrysler, Ford, and
Investment Casting (Iron/ Steel)
General Motors. Membership has grown to in-
• Process Table H
clude Global companies such as Toyota, Honda,
Aluminium High Pressure Die Cast
Nissan, Volkswagen, Caterpillar, and many of
• Process Table I
their part suppliers and services providers.
Magnesium High Pressure Die Cast
• Process Table J
Aluminium Permanent Mold
To achieve excellent product quality, manufactu-
• Process Table K
ring processes of products supplied to customers
Aluminium Piston
now have to be robust and stable at any time. For
• Process Table L
critical process steps like heat treating, plating,
Zinc High Pressure Die Cast
coating, welding, soldering, molding, and casting
FA - equipos y materiales fabricación aditiva - additive manufacturing pag 21• Process Table M The Casting System Assessment is applicable to
Compacted Graphite Iron sites where customer-specified parts for produc-
tion and/or service are processed throughout the
The work of preparing and modifying special pro- automotive supply chain. For a foundry, full com-
cess assessments is done by AIAG technical pliance with CQI-27 is similar to reducing the
committees. The CQI-27 Special Process: Cas- RPNs ( Risk Priority Number, numeric assess-
ting System Assessment, 2nd Edition is a colla- ment of risk assigned to a process, or steps in a
borative work of OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, and process, as part of Failure Modes and Effects
casting suppliers. Analysis (FMEA), in which a team assigns each
Enhancements in the 2nd Edition include: failure mode numeric values that quantify likeli-
• Tables with similar requirements have hood of occurrence, likelihood of detection, and
been consolidated. severity of impact.) on a PFMEA (Process Failure
• Tables added to cover more casting pro- Mode Effects Analysis is a structured analytical
cesses. tool used by an organization, business unit, or
• More process content has been added. cross-functional team to identify and evaluate the
• Unclear wording from the 1st Edition has potential failures of a process.) — the lower the
been revised. RPN values, the less likely that customers will re-
• Greater emphasis has been placed on ceive bad parts. Some of the requirements are
content generally regarded as mandatory. defect prevention, and some are reduction of va-
riation. All benefit quality metrics.
• Greater emphasis placed on deviations For business enhancement, any company will
must be authorized by customer Product Engi- have to comply with this standard if it is planning
neering. or already supplying as an OEM for automotive
• Unused Columns, Rows, and Sheets are castings.
Not Protected in order to allow common Excel
editing Note: Alucast will be happy to give more details if
desired for any specific applications.At AMCM - there is no “one size fits all”
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FA - equipos y materiales fabricación aditiva - additive manufacturing pag 22Robust welded machine frame design This is why Tekna enjoys a 9% market share and
is growing in a global market where additive ma-
Open software for process optimization with nufacturing is on track to outperform traditional
high power laser machining. With over five years of commercial
experience and a 54% compound annual growth
rate we attained millions in revenues from vertical
in 2020 and secured qualification and sales with
the majority of aerospace original equipment ma-
nufacturers.
Nano powder for microelectronics
Additive manufacturing means environmen- When it comes to microelectronics there is no
tal efficiency. such thing as ‘too small’.
info@metalspain.comNano powders below 100 nm (0201M) are ex-
pected to become the new industry standard and
Tekna is one of only two producers who can de-
liver.
With our sights on securing industrial scale sup-
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ply to global tier 1 customers in the microelectro- Interesting paper from ECM :
nics industry. Demand is driven by the sharp
increase in consumer electronics (IoT), 5G, elec- - Decarbonation, heat treatment C02 reductions
trical and autonomous vehicles. and
environmental impact, linked to our new ECO fur-
nace
info@metalspain.comsoft Excel to develop the profile program.
The main screen may also be used to turn on the
acid pump, blower motor, nitrogen valves, and
the burner when a program is not running. This
permits easy verification of the values inputted for
these items.
Elnik’s CD 3002 and CD 3045 are designed ex- The use of a
clusively for the catalytic debinding of BASF computer to
Feedstock “Catamold®.” drive the de-
binding oven
The racks are designed so that a full load of trays results in
fits exactly the same as in an Elnik MIM 3000 sin- many advan-
tering furnace, allowing for parts to be staged on tages. The
the Elnik MIM 3000 furnace trays and then Elnik trends for
Systems Catalytic Debinding Oven 3045be put every run are
into the debinding furnace, then the sintering fur- stored auto-
nace. This means that it is not necessary to matically. This
handle or restage the parts. benefit is es-
pecially help-
The CD 3002 and CD 3045 ovens are controlled ful in the
by a PLC uploaded from a computer. aerospace,
auto and me-
While there are many possible combinations, dical industries, where maintaining records and
only relevant process steps will be seen during transparency is necessary.
the actual debind run. The computer uses Micro-
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