Australia’s first 3D printing expo is forthcoming this month. It is due to witness the innovative Bajtech Positional Control System, which promises to combine additive and subtractive manufacturing processes in a portable, all-in-one integrated system designed to mill, lathe, print, extrude, cast…
“[how the Bajtech Positional Control System] varies from 3D printers is by selecting a configuration a bit like a print driver: you can turn a device from a plastic printer into a router or turn it into an engraver or plasma cutter or laser cutter.” Frank Hall, who is assisting with Bajtech’s project, told Manufacturers’ Monthly.
“因此，我们的设备无需购买激光切割的机器，而是进行雕刻的另一台机器，以及您的3D打印机，而是可以控制四处移动的马车，并且可以是其中任何一个设备。您只需选择所需的配置，就可以以适合其头部附着的头部的方式移动。”
Hall said the system works in five axes at the moment, and could potentially handle up to ten. It can be moved by two people though it is heavy enough to function as a miller, and even retrofit other machines.
“最终，所有这些机器都在空间内的位置工作，”said Hall,“so they will ultimately, I believe, combine that to a single machine.”
The Bajema’s control system was beta tested at James Cook University. The team hopes to bring their device to market, with a significant step being the unveiling at the Mackay 3D Printing Expo.
