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Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) 3D printer producer Sintratec has launched a brand new all-in-one manufacturing system on the Formnext commerce present.
Composed of modular Construct and Fusion Modules, Sintratec’s All-Materials Platform (AMP) separates its costly optics from material-contacted components, in a approach that permits it to course of each metals and polymers. The agency says its shift away from promoting single techniques might “usher in a brand new period for SLS,” wherein customers can draw upon a wider vary of supplies to extra cost-efficiently scale into manufacturing.
“We at Sintratec see SLS taking part in a key position in the way forward for manufacturing. With our Sintratec S2 we have now already set the muse,” mentioned Dominik Solenicki, Co-founder & CEO of Sintratec. “Now, after years within the making, the discharge of our All-Materials Platform signifies a serious milestone on this path. A robust, versatile and scala-ble answer, completely tailor-made to our buyer’s software.”
Sintratec’s all-in-one SLS providing
Based within the Swiss city of Brugg in 2014, Sintratec started with the launch of the low-cost Sintratec Equipment, which at €5,898, continues to supply producers an accessible technique of adopting SLS. Constructing on the foundations laid by its package system, which has discovered medical, industrial and academic functions, the corporate has since expanded into the manufacturing of bigger, extra succesful SLS machines.
Following the launch of the S1, Sintratec unveiled an all-in-one platform in 2018, composed of a modular Materials Core Unit, Materials Dealing with Station, Blasting Station and Sprucing Station. Collectively these models are designed to facilitate the clear and secure post-processing of 3D printed prototypes, and allow customers to quickly scale to fulfill demand.
On the coronary heart of this platform is the Sintratec S2, a 1,490 x 990 x 600 mm Laser Sintering Station powered by a exact 10-watt fiber laser, able to 3D printing with eight managed heating zones. Identical to the brand new AMP, the S2 may be linked with different ancillaries to create a uniquely modular, self-contained 3D printing workflow that permits customers to simply swap from one printing materials to a different.
Introducing a ‘world-first’ AMP
In what’s being marketed as a world-first, Sintratec’s AMP splits the 3D printing course of into two components. The AMP’s Construct Modules include all the pieces that comes into contact with the printing materials, such because the unit’s powder tanks and recoater. In contrast, the system’s Fusion Modules, containing optical and laser components, are powder contact-free.
This modularity not solely permits for varied polymers and metals to be processed on the identical manufacturing line, however makes its particular person modules each cross-compatible and interchangeable. Those that do undertake the AMP have a selection of Fusion Modules between the S2 and an upgraded Sintratec S3 system. In comparison with the S2, the S3 is thrice sooner due to its new 30-watt fiber laser.
When it comes to Construct Modules, customers have a selection between the Sintratec MCU-160 and MCU-220. That includes a 90% bigger 15.2-liter construct quantity, the latter is claimed to be higher suited to the manufacturing of huge objects or small components in excessive throughputs.
Altogether, Sintratec anticipates that its AMP will assist producers go from prototype 3D printing into manufacturing, one thing that also stays “tough and cost-prohibitive” resulting from materials constraints. In follow, the agency says its system fosters scalability by being modular, thus permitting customers to customise their setup to optimize on prices, and quickly develop with out having to purchase additional {hardware}.
Alongside its AMP, the corporate additionally launched Sintratec PA12 GF at Formnext, a glass-filled PA12 that’s designed to supply components with excessive ranges of stiffness and impression energy. As such, the fabric is claimed to be excellent for mechanical functions that require dimensional stability, such because the manufacturing of casings, fixtures and tooling.
After all, Sintratec is way from the one 3D printer producer that’s trying to streamline the SLS workflow with new {hardware}. Sinterit now markets a full end-to-end SLS 3D printing providing, together with its Lisa and NILS 3D printers, in addition to a powder dealing with station, powder sieve, vacuum cleaner, sand blaster and extra.
Alongside its Gravity 3D printer, Wematter has additionally launched a construct chamber management gadget that’s designed to create a extra steady thermal surroundings for printing to happen. Like Sintratec, the corporate continues to replace its system portfolio, launching the Wematter Gravity 2022 Mk II in June, full with software program and {hardware} upgrades to enhance its usability and print high quality.
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Featured picture exhibits an engineer utilizing the Sintratec S3 Fusion Module. Picture through Sintratec.