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INTERVIEW: One Click Metal CEO on debut of low-cost Laser Powder Bed Fusion 3D printer at Formnext

Based in Baden-Württemberg, Germany,一键金属, is aiming to make metal additive manufacturing more accessible with the introduction of a low-cost Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) 3D printer.

Set to debut atFormnext,在11月19日,该系统旨在简单,透明,直观。与3D印刷行业交谈Oneck Metal的联合创始人兼首席执行官BjörnUllmann解释说:“目前,您每台机器支付大约四分之一到半百万欧元的费用,我们正在努力大幅度削减这一成本。”

“我们的主要重点是将这项技术推出并实现尽可能多的人,因为它基本上仅限于资金基本上无关紧要的航空航天,医疗和行业。”

一键单击金属的3D打印零件。Photo via One Click Metal.
一键单击金属的3D打印零件。Photo via One Click Metal.

Accessible metal additive manufacturing

今年进入市场,一击金属是从特朗普,德国机床制造商。初创企业的创始人,乌尔曼和斯特凡·韦伯(Stefan Weber)也充当了一键金属的CTO,他确定了访问工业金属3D打印机进行个人项目的实用性。因此,合作伙伴进一步追求了这一想法,并开发了可以在“一个人的地下室”中使用的原型。

在开发工程背景dditive manufacturing and mechatronics, the co-founders designed the system to be adaptable to open format data, and appropriate for prototyping rather than series production. As a result, the company is positioning itself as an affordable solution suitable for newcomers adopting industrial 3D printing technology as well as SMEs.

“We believe that there are a lot of great minded people out there that would never get access to this sort of technology at the price point it’s at right now,” statedUllmann. “Therefore, we want to stay at around打印机50,000欧元。”根据乌尔曼(Ullmann),这个价格范围将可比系统的成本降低了五倍。The company also plans to stay under €100 per kilogram of material for its powder, which can be recycled using its system overflow bin.

一键单击金属的3D打印零件。Photo via One Click Metal.
一键单击金属的3D打印零件。通过一键金属照片。#

The One Click Metal 3D printer

一键式金属提供了一个粉末弹药筒系统和拆箱站,将四个通常的分离台阶结合在一起。这旨在为教育机构提供必要的安全性,让学生和受训者操作该系统。目前,该机器可以将不锈钢处理成密度大于99.5%的部分。很快,该公司计划将铝和工具钢添加到其材料投资组合中。

As stated byUllmann, the laser is the most expensive part of a metal 3D printer。通过创建自己的激光器(提供不同的波长),3D打印机的成本降低了。Ullmann总结说:“我们非常努力地获得了一个非常便宜但相当不错的激光源,它提供了与其他人相同的能量水平,这基本上是我们的伏都教。”

formnext的访问者可以在11月19日至22日的Booth E71的Booth E71中找到一键单击的金属。访问一键金属了解更多信息。

Inside the One Click Metal 3D printer. Clip via Thomas Sanladerer/One Click Metal.
Inside the One Click Metal 3D printer. Clip via Thomas Sanladerer/One Click Metal.

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Featured image shows 3D printed parts from One Click Metal. Photo via One Click Metal.