3D Printing

Harnessing the power of additive manufacturing, this innovative approach enables businesses to streamline their production processes with unparalleled efficiency and precision.

Allowing for complex geometries difficult to achieve on modern machining, the resource efficient process enables the production of highly customized and optimized components.

The goal of on-demand 3D printing is to provide the ability to rapidly iterate designs and produce prototypes on-demand; small and niche businesses can accelerate their product development cycles significantly as a cost-effective alternative that requires minimal set-up.

One Layer at a Time

3D Printing Processes

Fused Deposition Modelling melts thermoplastic materials and extrudes the material through the nozzle in different layers to construct a 3D part. Materials include PLA, ABS, PETG, and more.
The technology allows for a variety of thermoplastic materials to be used, each with its own properties such as strength, flexibility, and temperature resistance. While FDM 3D printing has its advantages, it also comes with some limitations, such as visible layer lines and potential anisotropic mechanical properties in printed parts.
Selective Laser Melting (SLM) is an additive manufacturing technology used for 3D printing metal parts. Also known as Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF), SLM utilizes a high-powered laser to selectively melt and fuse metal powder particles to build up a 3D object layer by layer.
Materials include stainless steel grade 316L and M300 to print complex metal parts difficult to fabricate on modern machinery. The process allows for rapid metal prototyping with excellent mechanical properties.
A disadvantage is post processing requirements (surface finishing, removing fixtures), and a limited build volume depending on the size of the printer.
SLA (Stereolithography) printing is a popular 3D printing technology that uses a process called photopolymerization to create objects. In SLA printing, a liquid resin, typically a photosensitive polymer, is selectively cured by a UV light source, usually a laser or a projector, layer by layer to form a solid 3D object.
The apparent advantages are a natural smooth surface finish and the availability of various resin materials (transparent, flexible, rigid, etc.)
The main disadvantage is it’s consumption of time, each layer is cured separately extending lead times compared to filament based processes.

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3D Scanning

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Reverse Engineering

3D scanning and reverse engineering are processes that enable the digitization and recreation of physical objects. Commonly used as a pilot step to create a digital twin of an existing part with lacking CAD data, it is then fabricated or 3D printed as a prototype.

3D scanning involves using specialized equipment, such as laser scanners or structured light scanners, to capture the geometric information of an object's surface. The scanner measures millions of points on the object's surface, creating a point cloud or a dense mesh representation of its shape and texture.

Reverse engineering utilizes the data obtained from 3D scanning to recreate a digital model of the object. Engineers and designers can understand the object's structure and functionality. This process involves converting the point cloud or mesh data into a solid CAD (Computer-Aided Design) model, which can be further modified, optimized, or reproduced.

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