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Stereolithography or Selective Laser Sintering part. material in all areas of the mould; shrink holes and novel technology, which is now ten years old. The
In addition, if the customer needs a set of parts, Ineo sink marks are avoided; the risk of internal stress or company will present its latest machine, the SLM
prototipos can make a silicone mould to produce distortion is reduced; to name just a few. Hall 11.0, 50, ReaLizer, which is reportedly the first SLM
parts made of polyurethane in a few days, with Stand B108. desktop machine for manufacturing components
similar characteristics to the final product (it can made of metal, alongside its proven range of larger
also make aluminium and zamak foundry parts — FIT — Fruth Innovative Technologien GmbH platforms. The range of materials that can be used
lost wax or sand mould). In January, the company
W: www.pro-fit.de
on the SLM machines include stainless steel, tool
moved to a bigger place, enabling it to provide a steel, titanium and titanium alloys, cobalt chrome,
faster service. Hall 11.0, Stand B70.
3D PRINTING FOR SAND CASTING OR
aluminium alloys and gold alloys and are
continuously augmented with new work powders.
Ineo prototipos S.L.
HYBRID APPLICATIONS
Hall 11.0, Stand E28.
W: www.ineo.es A large variety of metal castings are produced with
expensive patterns. This is also true of conventional
ReaLizer GmbH
CAM SOFTWARE FOR DENTAL
sand casting. However, C-techniques foster digital W: www.realizer.com
casting, whereby sand moulds and cores are built up
TECHNICIANS
layer-by-layer using sliced CAD-files. This process
3D PRINTER FOR
With more only gets more economical using ProMetal’s high
than 25 years performance machinery. The company’s next
ALL COST-
experience in generation of 3D printing units for sand casting or
CONSCIOUS
mechanical hybrid applications is to be introduced at this year’s
CAD/CAM
CADCAM, event. According to ProMetal, these machines offer
GO2CAM has outstanding performance, and their technical data
PROFESSIONALS
released has almost doubled, showing extraordinary results
According to Solido, it has developed the first 3D
GOdental, a for output and individual applications. Hall 11.0,
desktop printer that is cost-effective for all
CAM software for dental technicians. The challenges Stand B42.
CAD/CAM professionals. Solido's SD300 Pro uses
of dental prosthesis machining are complex,
layers of firm but flexible engineered plastics. The
demanding machining of hard or brittle materials,
Prometal RCT GmbH
finished models highly resemble injected plastic
high precision of the inside and margin line,
W: www.prometal-rct.de
parts and can be drilled, sanded or painted as
optimisation placement of parts into expensive
desired. Output from the SD300 Pro can be designed
materials, abutments machining etc. GOdental is the
FLEXIBLE AND
to fold, allowing for the benefit of model
CAM solution to dental lab challenges and includes
manipulation. Furthermore, the SD300 Pro is
advanced functions, such as machinining in CoCr,
MOBILE 3D capable of producing transparent models — a truly
5X hole recognition and machining, connector DIGITISING
exceptional feat. The SD300 Pro is suitable for
cutting to name but a few. With GOdental, the
SOLUTIONS
numerous applications from a myriad of industries. It
machining of a part is done in four simple steps:
will allow industrial design firms and engineering
Steinbichler
1/open a file — GOdental will position the part for
firms to prepare proof of concept modelling,
Optotechnik will present
machining and specific zones will be identified;
ergonomic evaluations and marketing tools. Solido's
two innovative solutions for flexible and mobile 3D
2/choose a stock — GOdental shows available
SD300 Pro can be seen on the company’s stand.
digitising — the COMET systems, based on white
stocks; 3/placement and connectors — the user
Hall 11.0, Stand A112.
light fringe projection, and the T-SCAN, a handheld
places the part on the stock and creates the
laser scanner. Due to the intelligent hardware and
connectors; 4/choose a machining operation list —
Solido 3D Ltd
software options, both systems feature ultimate
GOdental displays appropriate operation lists and
W: www.solido3d.com
performance for digitising tasks in various
calculates the toolpaths. Hall 11.0, Stand E94.
application areas, therefore ensuring an exceptional
LATEST
levels of user-friendliness and data quality. COMET5
GO2CAM DEVELOPMENTS FOR
W: www.go2cam.net
is designed for applications in the most diverse
areas of industry. Variable fields of view and a
HIGH-PRECISION
modular sensor concept allow for the digitising of
COMPONENT
TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM objects of a vast variety of sizes with high precision.
MANUFACTURING
FOR SERIES INJECTION MOULDING
The handheld laser scanner T-SCAN 3 impresses
voxeljet technology will present various new
MACHINES
with its innovative concept of an intuitive-to-use,
high-precision 3D measuring system. Owing to its
developments for manufacturing components that
This year, FIT (Fruth Innovative Technologien) will
dynamic, compact and ergonomically optimised
have extremely high definition and best surface
feature a brand new, innovative temperature control
design, high accuracy and excellent data quality, this
quality. The newly developed VX800HP features a
system for series injection moulding machines
system is ideally suited even for demanding
450 mm wide print head, with more than 10,000
called Skin Freeze. This system is able to cool and
applications such as measurement tasks in quality
individually controllable jets. "In aerospace
heat the mould. The concept, based on Additive
assurance. Hall 8.0, Stand L68.
technology, medicine and other high-tech fields,
Manufacturing and Selective Space Structures, is to
more and more manufacturers require prototypes and
cool down the shell (skin) of the moulded parts
Steinbichler Optotechnik GmbH
small batches with a high surface quality that can be
extremely quickly to make them stable enough to be W: www.steinbichler.de
produced fast and inexpensively," said Dr. Ingo
ejected. So-called ‘hot spots’ are eliminated reliably.
Ederer, the founder and Managing Director of
The cooling time can be reduced up to 90%.
voxeljet technology. "Our new developments enable
Maintenance for the tools due to bad tempering
LAUNCH OF SLM DESKTOP MACHINE
users to manufacture high-precision components
performance is no longer necessary, because instead
FOR METAL COMPONENTS flexibly and without tools merely on the basis of CAD
of water, a cooling agent, which works in a closed As a technology leader in the area of Selective Laser
data.” Hall 11.0, Stand B62.
circuit, is used. There are lots of advantages to this Melting (SLM) for the production of components
system: because the core of the moulded parts is made of metallic material, ReaLizer was reportedly
voxeljet technology GmbH
still doughy, the post pressure can pump additional the first company to develop this innovative and
W: www.voxeljet.com
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