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Techniplas Prime数字制造平台为汽车行业生产4000万个零件

Wisconsin-based automotive manufacturing service provider技术已经引入了它技术Prime服务as a subsidiary of the company. Since launch in 2018, Prime is said to have helped Techniplas produce more than 40 million parts. It was designed as an e-manufacturing 3D printing platform for car manufacturers, providing instant quotes for automotive engineers and designers looking to produce lightweight parts for their vehicles. The goal of Prime is to be a “one-stop shop automotive design-to-manufacturing service” d被技术界作为“Airbnb自动电子制造。”

该平台利用Techniplas在全球合作伙伴的设施提供其3D打印服务,并将汽车制造商与本地化合格的制造商联系起来,以生产其所需的汽车零件。

自动电子制造的Airbnb?

技术的核心服务依赖于注入成型。但是,在2017年,该公司launched its additive manufacturing arm,技术数字, headed by Avi Reichental, former CEO and Director of 3D Systems.In an interview with Plastics Newsat the time, Reichental described the hybrid approach adopted by Techniplas as “the future of short-run manufacturing.”

技术is continuing to push forward its 3D printing capabilities for the automotive industry with the Prime service. Car developers looking to produce lightweight 3D printed parts using Techniplas Prime are asked to upload their 3D model to the platform website, where they will then receive an instant quote to produce the design. The platform also provides a lightweighting service that autonomously optimizes the topology of uploaded 3D models. Then, Techniplas will source the part from one of its twenty-five ‘Prime Partners’ that is local to the customer.

Techniplas Prime明显的相似之处是由于其本质是替代酒店服务。Techniplas声称,其主要服务模型以相同的原则运行,通过使用其制造合作伙伴的设施为汽车制造商提供零件,而无需开设工厂。

Techniplas Prime表明,这种方法提供了相当于每年建立多家工厂的产品,据报道,为BMW,Daimler和Ford等汽车制造商生产了“每月1000辆卡车零件”。

艺术家对Techniplas数字混合动力方法的解释。通过Techniplas LLC图形
艺术家对Techniplas数字混合动力方法的解释。通过Techniplas LLC图形

Forward into additive for Techniplas

3D打印行业spoke to Avi ReichentalatCES 2018,他在当时讨论了Techniplas Prime的推出,并将其描述为“首先提供自动化的轻型解决方案,添加剂制造选项,并具有即时定价报价和本地化制造。”

Techniplas在增材制造技术方面的努力是公司建立“联系世界”目标的一部分。除了启动其Techniplas Prime服务外,该公司还宣布了几个新成员开放创新计划at CES 2018, including topology optimization software companyparamatters. The company’s addition to the program enabled its认知软件可以在Techniplas Prime数字制造平台上提供。

技术的进一步添加开放创新计划包括Nexa3d和NXT工厂。这两家公司也与Paramatters一起为技术提供了添加剂和生成的技术来帮助制造概念工具在2018年。

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Featured image shows an artist’s interpretation of Techniplas’ digital hybrid approach. Graphic via Techniplas LLC