ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Robotics’ Airskin technology models are industrial cobots, coated in a special pressure- sensitive skin. Tese highly customised robots were designed with 3D printing of component parts in mind. Having explored Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) as a production method, the company found that for smaller parts that required tight tolerances, such as pad sensors, mounting brackets, magnet holders, and cable clips, Carbon materials not only offered better elasticity in tiny parts and an opportunity for mass customisation; the clean-up operation was devoid of dust and much faster.
Te Airskin production process
requires the creation of multiple part groups which, in order to be a perfect fit, must be designed together. Tis includes sensor pads, with a wall thickness of less than 1mm; cable management and mounting brackets. Te beauty of Carbon’s technology is that repeatability is exceptional, and Carbon software enables quick modifications during both design and production. Te result
Reducing costs through eradication of tooling. Light cover printed with Carbon RPU 70 Image via Carbon and Fast Radius
is rapid prototyping; a smooth transition to production of custom parts and, crucially, an acceleration in production. If automation is deemed the key to speeding up UK productivity; surely polymer additive manufacturing, with its rapid part production cycle, ability to reduce costs and enable complex customisation, is the key to speeding up robot innovation.
End of arm tooling printed with Carbon RPU 70. Image via Carbon and Fast Radius
Léonie Hilsdon is the marketing manager at Paragon Rapid Technologies.
www.paragon-rt.com
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