3D PRINTER

3D printing hosts various technologies and processes. Due to the variety of materials used and the abilities of printing techniques, 3D printers can produce functional parts with intricate geometries, prototypes, concept models and even sand molds used in heavy industry such as iron casting. When compared to traditional mold and casting methods, the production in 3D printing is carried out layer by layer in an additive process.

The starting point of any 3D printing process is the layering of the 3D digital model in the computer environment using various 3D CAD programs or 3D scanners. The model is converted to a file readable by the 3D printer and sent to the printer for processing. As mentioned, there are a variety of 3D printing technologies that process different objects in different ways to create the final product. The main ones are; SLS (laser sintering/melting), SLA (stereolithography), DLP (with light source), EBM (electron beam melting), Jetting, FDM (fused deposition modelling). The materials being processed are functional plastics (PP, PE, PEI, PC, PET, ABS, PLA etc.), ceramics, metals and alloys, sand. Thanks to its wide material and technology spectrum, 3D printing can be used in many industries.

• Reduction time to market
• Create customer value by enabling custom designs
• Improve component performance and features, minimize assembly errors
• Enable efficient and accurate reverse engineering
• Produce functional parts
• Reduce inventories and stock piling
• Maximize customer satisfaction by shortening supply chain times

3D Printer for sand-casting moulds

• Save times and cost compared to traditional production methods
• Remove all the remaining expensive tooling costs with a single CAD file
• Intricacy geometries does not affect 3D printing cost
• High flexibility and value in small and quick delivery batches