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后进程和启用启动新软件平台以启用3D打印

自动化后处理系统开发人员后进程技术和金属3D打印服务Enable Manufacturing每个人都启动了新的3D打印软件平台,以扩展增材制造和后处理。

PostProcess has announced the immediate availability of itsCONNECT3Dplatform, a new addition to its hardware, chemistry, and software stack aiming to address long-standing gaps in the post-printing market. Meanwhile, Enable has developed a custom software package,EnableChain, which is designed to automate and accelerate the delivery of metal parts fabricated via its Additive Casting technology.

“Our CONNECT3D Additive Manufacturing Platform sets the stage for the industry’s next step-function advancement in additive manufacturing,” said Rich Caplow, VP of Product at PostProcess. “Today in additive manufacturing, data is captured and connected in the design and printing phases, but the digital thread for a 3D part is cut off prior to its final finished stage.

“ Connect3D将完成或后打印阶段链接到零件的数字线程,以统一完整的工作流程。”

由Innovate UK资助,Enable Manufacturing已与曲线合作开发了其EnableChain软件包。通过启用制造图像。
由Innovate UK资助,Enable Manufacturing已与曲线合作开发了其EnableChain软件包。通过启用制造图像。

用Connect3D缩放加法

At the end of last year, PostProcess identified in its2021添加剂制造后印刷行业趋势调查对于开始进入更高批量生产的公司而言,这种后处理已成为优先事项。补充公司的当前AUTOMAT3D softwareapplication, the CONNECT3D platform is a new addition to the firm’s portfolio of软件和硬件产品设计的目的是解决印刷市场中的历史差距。

该平台合并了人工智能(AI)功能,可以自动生成针对特定零件需求的优化食谱,同时利用工业互联网(IoT)来优化性能并最大程度地提高客户价值。

Connect3D可以与工厂自动化系统集成,以自动化高规模零件生产的制造过程。该平台建立在一个开放式体系结构上,该架构包括公共API,以简化3D打印数字线程并在整个工作流程中引入第三方软件应用程序。

The platform’s stand-out features include intuitive alerts and alarms for real-time operations management and allowing users to plan and schedule features in advance to improve efficiency. The platform also facilitates remote monitoring, delivering notifications over text or email to users so they can stay informed of the process at all stages.

一直在beta stage for several years,Connect3D平台现在可作为年度订阅服务提供,将在下个月的Amug 2022上进行演示。

“With the introduction of the CONNECT3D platform, PostProcess is using data analytics and machine learning to improve the performance of its full-stack solutions,” said Tugce Uslu, Analyst at Lux Research. “PostProcess recognizes the necessity of unifying printing and post-printing processes into an end-to-end solution. Its software is one of the main differentiators of the company as it focuses on end-to-end process optimization using AI.

“This positions PostProcess as one of the leaders in automated post-processing technology.”

使用VAD对聚合物零件批处理施加。通过后进程技术照片。
使用VAD对聚合物零件批处理施加。通过后进程技术照片。

数字制造的“新时代”

同时,启用带来了新的流程自动化水平加性铸件通过启动其EnableChain软件包,部分订购更有效地订购。与技术公司合作开发The Curve,该平台使得通过将供应链放在“乐高积木概念”中,可以在四个星期内传递金属3D打印零件。

该公司的添加剂铸造技术结合了3D打印和传统的铸造技术,以更具成本效益的各种尺寸制造复杂的金属零件。该技术能够生产零件超过130种不同的金属据说比直接金属3D打印和常规制造技术低成本。

具有1700万种可能的添加铸件零件配置以及一个复杂的多步供应链,涉及50多个供应商,因此可以自动化其按需制造过程,以维持在四周内提供高质量的零件大体时间。

Innovate UK, the firm has worked with The Curve to develop and launch the EnableChain software platform to meet the growing demand for its Additive Casting services. The software can track and trace print jobs from order through to invoice, with each order configured with a unique dedicated supply chain.

“There was no off-the-shelf software solution available on the market that would meet Enable’s needs to custom configure a supply chain for every customer order, so the team came to us to work on a custom software solution together,” said James Ridgeway, CTO and Co-founder of The Curve.

“Over the next nine months, we conceived, developed, and delivered a unique program that has digitized Enable’s supply chain and will help them to achieve their growth targets.”

Through EnableChain, customers can monitor the status of their order with the click of a button and be notified about their order’s progress. Suppliers, meanwhile, will receive proactive notifications about the part’s progress, and can integrate with Enable via API to increase the efficiency of the process further.

“我们相信,通过将我们的添加剂铸造服务与新的EnableChain跟踪软件相结合,我们现在为将按需数字制造带到金属零件市场,我们很高兴现在能提供改进的客户和供应商体验跨启用网络。” Enable营销主管Anja Stolte说。

晶格结构,具有1.5mm的壁厚,由真空添加剂铸造制成。通过启用制造照片。
晶格结构,具有1.5mm的壁厚,由真空添加剂铸造制成。通过启用制造照片。

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特色图片显示由Innovate UK资助,Enable Manufacturing已与曲线合作开发了其EnableChain软件包。通过启用制造图像。

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