Finnish alternative energy and material companyUPM, and its subsidiary UPM Biocomposites have demonstrated the potential of large-scale 3D printing. In partnership with robotics manufacturerABBand FFF 3D printer manufacturerPrenta Oy, UPM has created large components and furniture using its recyclable UPM Formi 3D feedstock.
UPM BioComposites的应用程序经理Eve Saarikoski评论说：“与我们的合作伙伴一起，我们正在大规模3D打印中探索新的可能性。大规模3D打印技术正在快速发展，我们是进化的一部分，我们的生物复合技术为市场提供新的木制材料。”
此外，该公司宣布将与Nanodiamond添加剂供应商一起开发新的纤维素纳米蒙德3D可打印材料卡布迪登。
Saarikoski adds, “Our aim is to bring sustainable biocomposite alternative to the field of technical polymers with short fibre filling.”
大规模3D打印与Prentarobo
UPM总部位于赫尔辛基，成立于1996年，是一家促进和支持森林行业可持续性的公司。它产生纸浆，纸，胶合板，生物能，生物燃料，生化物和其他木材衍生的生物产品。
对于3D打印，该公司具有UPM Formi 3D材料的范围，这些材料既有颗粒和细丝形式。UPM Formi 3D材料由纤维素纤维和PLA的组合制成。它们是FSC®和PEFC™认证，认为他们是负责任的森林和经过验证的高级再生原材料。
在UPM最近的大型项目中，使用Prenta Oy的Prentarobo，使用了Granulate UPM Formi 3D来创建大规模可回收组件。ABB OY Robotics产品经理Pasi Kukkonen解释说：“这是一项开创性的技术创新，代表了大规模工业3D打印的下一个水平。我们已经有可能在IRB6700 6轴机器人中使用挤压头来创建一个3D打印系统，非常适合非常精确和大规模的添加剂制造。”
“External axes and trackmotion have been added to achieve an even bigger working area. Users can then control the extrusion head and create printing paths with our 3D simulation program RobotStudio, the industry’s leading PC-based solution for offline programming, configuration and virtual commissioning.”
更强大的可持续材料
In partnership with Carbodeon, UPM is enhancing its UPM Formi 3D materials for stiffness, strength and higher heat deflection. PLA-based, these materials will be reinforced with cellulose and nanodiamond content.
“By combining nanodiamond and cellulose fibre technologies together we can have natural fibre composite that has higher melt flow than of standard plastics,” says Saarikoski.
以前，Carbodeon与VTT Finland合作开发了Nanodiamond-ReforceduDiamond filament。
Carbodeon首席执行官VesaMyllymäki总结说：“与UPM这样的创新公司的产品开发合作伙伴关系是Carbodeon全球增长战略的关键部分。”
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Featured image shows large-scale 3D prints made for metal casting. Photo via UPM
