鲁斯丁, a French rubber sealing firm best known for inventing the cycle tyre puncture patch,最近投资了两个新的StratasysFDM 3D printers – theFortus 450mcandF370。
随着在其工作流程中添加添加剂制造，该公司与独家传统制造相比，为原型和生产应用节省了大量时间和成本。
鲁斯丁董事总经理路易斯·鲁斯丁（Louis Rustin）说：“这是关于时间，运营速度和生产能力，而Stratasys FDM添加剂制造公司比传统的加工方法所拥有的更多。这种效率的结果意味着，我们的运营商有效地有更多的时间用于投入诸如传统制造业仍在部署的模具或模具之类的应用，但仍然更加密集。”
“With Stratasys FDM additive manufacturing, we can produce any tool design we want – even complex items – in just one step. The technology removes barriers for us.”
Stratasys’ 450mc and F370
鲁斯丁’s investment in the two 3D printers has reportedly reduced the company’s average cost of tooling and part production by 50%. Using FDM technology has also decreased the firm’s lead times from around six weeks to just a few days.
The F370, which is primarily used for functional prototyping, features a build volume of 356 x 254 x 356 mm and is compatible with ABS, PLA, ASA, and PC. On the other hand, Rustin’s in-house team relies on the Fortus 450mc for the majority of its additive manufacturing end-use production projects. The system features a build volume of 406 x 355 x 406mm and is capable of extruding high-temperature, chemically-resistant polymers such as PEKK and ULTEM.
鲁斯丁said leveraging the Fortus 450mc has led to less machine downtime and less manual labor which means the company’s workforce can be put to use elsewhere. He added:“The push-and-play element of the technology means that once a print job has been set to run, the operator can do something else. That’s a hidden, but also very obvious advantage that is extremely important to us as a company as it increases our overall performance, reactiveness and ability to serve our customers more quickly.”
鲁斯丁to the rescue
以前，当生产线在滚动库存OEM拥有的设施中失败时，Rustin帮助生产紧急零件Alstom。发动机空气管失败后，该公司向鲁斯丁发送了紧急零件请求，Rustin能够在四天内将生产线恢复活力。为了解决该问题，Rustin使用其Fortus 450MC创建了带有3D印刷端连接器和热隔离材料的硅套筒，以取代无功能的管道。
Guillaume Rigaud, a CAD designer at Rustin, said: “The flexibility of additive manufacturing allows us to blend materials according to requirements, but it’s definitely fair to say that, due to the complexity of certain components, much of what we produce with the technology wouldn’t be possible through other more basic machining methods. Even if we could do so, there would typically be several stages to go through before we had a finished part or tool.”
Stratasys的FDM打印机在其他公司的应用
就在上个月，一个Stratasys Fortus 450mc FDM 3D printer由汽车制造商安装大陆农业– also famous for its tires. The printer was installed at its Additive Design and Manufacturing (ADaM)能力中心in Germany and is being used to produce functional prototypes, jigs, and fixtures for Continental’s production line.
Stratasys received its largest order to date after aerospace firmAM Craft2020年8月购买了其F900 3D打印机中的四台，扩大了AM Craft的现有四堡F450MC 3D打印机的投资组合。Collectively the aerospace company will now operate with eight FDM machines primarily for non-critical cabin customization applications. Elsewhere, Multinational aerospace companyBAE Systemsalso announced the安装其第四级Stratasys F900系统as part of its ‘Factory of the Future’ initiative to drive down production costs.
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Featured image shows the Stratasys Fortus 450mc being used to create internal production line tooling.
