Multinational polymer manufacturerigushas released a new Digital Light Processing (DLP) 3D printing material that’s said to last up to 60 times longer than those of its competitors.
使用igus专有的“托架技术”开发iglide i3000在摩擦学上以一种使其能够产生准确，高度耐磨的部分的方式进行了优化。当DLP 3D打印时，该公司表示其树脂非常适合创建微型，详细的组件，例如0.2mm Tooth模块齿轮，以及通常需要花丝凹槽或超细钻孔的任何其他组件。
“We were able to prove in laboratory tests that the service life of iglide i3000 is at least 30 times longer than 10 tested commercially 3D printing resins,’’ says Tom Krause, Head of Additive Manufacturing at igus. “In some applications, we even expect an increase in service life by a factor of 60.”
igus’ polymer 3D printing portfolio
Headquartered in Cologne, Germany, igus is an industrial polymer manufacturer and part production service provider, with around 4,900 staff and operations in 35 countries. The company’s offering revolves around the ‘self-lubricating’ materials it has developed, which it both markets directly to customers, and uses to create everything from highly-flexible cables to parts like gears, bushings and bearings.
利用其在聚合物配方方面的专业知识，Igus还开发了一系列的细丝和在其Iglidur和Igumid标签下的一系列丝和选择性激光烧结（SLS）材料，使其能够解决3D打印市场。除了允许客户订购这些塑料外，该公司还提供可以通过这些服务上传CAD型号的服务，然后直接以小批量从材料制成的零件。
过去，Igus使用其内部SLS和融合沉积建模（FDM）功能来开发定制铅螺钉单元除了齿轮外，还具有自润滑的线性轴Easelink’s Matrix EV charging system, and with its offering now set to expand into DLP, this should open new applications to its customer base.
Tribo-optimized DLP production
According to igus, many existing 3D printing resins suffer from a “common problem” when it comes to making tiny parts for applications like model-making, in that they’re “not particularly robust and fail quickly.” To combat this, the company has turned to the tribo-technology it previously used to develop itsJ260-PF细丝，其中材料的特性在高摩擦用例中进行润滑。
Leveraging this tribology optimization approach, igus has now developed iglide i3000, a material enriched with solid lubricants that make it ideal for DLP 3D printing self-lubricating, low-maintenance components. Thanks to the company’s tribo-technology, the resin is also capable of withstanding temperatures of up to 80°C for long periods, potentially lending it applications in thermally-demanding areas.
除了其新材料外，Igus还宣布了其功能的扩展，还包括DLP 3D打印，因此现在能够生产具有精细功能的零件，降低到仅为0.035毫米。因此，该公司表示，客户将很快能够利用修订的服务，订购具有复杂内部渠道的高耐用性零件，并细节尺寸为人头毛的厚度的一半。
Though iglide i3000 is only currently in the beta phase with initial customers, igus says that it 3D printed over 200,000 abrasion-resistant parts in 2021 alone. With no minimum order quantity, a capacity of up to 10,000 units per batch and several updates being developed for its online platform, the firm is now encouraging those interested in testing its new service to produce high-wear parts to reach out.
“我们正致力于确保DLP 3 d打印s also available in the online tool, which customers can use to upload STEP files for their components or configure gears in just a few clicks,” adds Krause. “Thanks to the combination of 3D printing and online configuration, weeks of waiting for wear-free special components are a thing of the past.”
3D printing high-wear bearings
尽管Igus材料的自润滑性能在该行业相对独特，但以前已证明可以通过其他方式（例如轴承）进行3D打印高耐用性零件。去年三月，Jabil推出了durability-focused PA 0600，一种灯丝，将高水平的阻力和光滑的表面组合在一起，非常适合制造低摩擦齿轮，固定装置和工具。
Back in 2019, researchers at thePolitehnica of Bucharest Universityalso developedvibration-free FDM materialsfor Geneva gear systems. At the time, the team suggested that their material featured the properties needed to be 3D printed into affordable, functional mechanisms like springs, bearings, clutches and sliders.
Elsewhere, in a similar application,CeramicSpeed与Danish Technological Instituteto 3D print adurable pulley wheel for pro cyclists. Produced using anSLM Solutions3D printer, the lightweighted gear is designed to be resilient enough for applications in race conditions at events like the Tour de France.
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特色图像显示了一瓶新的Igus Iglide I3000 DLP 3D打印材料。图像通过Igus。
