塑料技术公司Oechsler通过与3D打印机OEM的新合作伙伴关系，将基于粉末的3D打印过程带入了系列生产HPand automated post-processing systems manufacturerAdditive Manufacturing Technologies(AMT).
该公司正在其在德国的Ansbach-Brodswinden网站上扩展其添加剂制造服务组合多喷射融合(MJF) 3D printers and an integrated fully automated post-processing cell developed with AMT in a seven-figure investment.
Oechsler首席执行官Claudius Kozlik博士说：“基于聚合物的添加剂系列制造已经成为Oechsler的另一种创新生产技术。”“我们已经在汽车，体育用品，医疗技术以及我们的全球150多个安装的3D打印机的主要行业中实现了名副其实的高批量项目。
“Thanks to the expansion of our site in Ansbach-Brodswinden and the fully automated end-to-end post-processing by AMT, we will be able to offer our customers an even broader technology portfolio in the future.”
通过MJF扩大系列生产
Oechsler的客户包括领先的工业客户，汽车供应商以及体育用品行业的主要参与者。该公司已经着手进行许多项目，利用3D打印来制作较轻的组件，灵活的设计和各种复杂的功能。
该公司将其3D打印功能捆绑在一起，并在其Ansbach Brodswinden网站上捆绑在一起，以实现基于生产粉末粉末的3D打印。为此，该公司正在扩大其添加剂生产能力，再增加800平方米，以容纳MJF 3D打印机。
“We have entered new product categories and markets with additive manufacturing and have thus been able to further diversify our portfolio of offerings,” said Matthias Weißkopf, Senior Vice President Global Product & Technology Development at Oechsler. “The expansion of series production with printers from HP reflects our strategy of establishing Oechsler as a manufacturer-independent development and production partner in the field of additive manufacturing.
“With our optimized infrastructure, we can support our customers with even more tailored solutions in development and production.”
Automated end-to-end post-processing
在过去的几年中，Oechsler在3D印刷组件的后处理方面建立了全面的专业知识，因此声称是全球范围内仅有的少数几家公司之一，能够在全球范围内提供系列生产3D打印。
为了进一步将基于粉末的3D打印功能进行工业化，该公司与AMT合作开发和集成了一个全自动的端到端后处理细胞，以纳入系列生产。该单元将在2023年完成一年半的项目的结果，并将能够一次完成10个工业3D打印机的零件。
Oechsler表示，对AMT技术的投资是七位数的投资，这是对后处理技术的大量投资，但尚未披露确切的价值。
AMT的PostPro technology通过在人体工程学设计的密封加工室中悬挂批量的零件来进行作品，该加工室的特征是在闭环系统中以蒸气形式引入的专有溶剂混合物。然后，耗材将聚合物表面反转以去除诸如裂纹启动位点之类的不规则性，并密封零件以提供光滑，复杂的几何形状，而不会降低组件的机械性能。
AMT的Postpro技术与广泛的聚合物兼容，并且是capable of processingMJF，SLS，SAF和FDM 3D打印零件，以达到所需的表面粗糙度。
“We are proud Oechsler has partnered with AMT,” said Joseph Crabtree, CEO and Founder of AMT. “The fully automated end-to-end post-processing cell we developed will enable Oechsler to achieve significant efficiency gains in the series production of 3D printed components in the future and will support the company in industrializing its additive manufacturing capabilities on a global scale.”
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