BigRep has launched two up to date high-temperature 3D printers, which had been beforehand marketed by the HAGE3D enterprise it acquired final 12 months.
The ALTRA 280 and IPSO 105 have been beforehand identified within the European area as PRECISE and MEX, however have been up to date by BigRep to boost their pace, reliability, precision and automation.
These updates, BigRep says, make the machines higher suited to the ‘most demanding industrial functions’ from aerospace, defence and automotive.
The ALTRA 280 and IPSO 105 machines be part of BigRep’s current fused filament fabrication 3D printing portfolio, serving to to broaden into new functions. Each printers have an open materials system for a broad filament alternative, whether or not or not it’s BigRep’s filaments or third get together appropriate supplies.
Among the many key options of the ALTRA 280 are its giant, heated 280-litre construct chamber, which measures 500 x 700 x 800 mm and reaches temperatures as much as 180°C. The machine additionally boasts as much as 4 DSX extruders, which might attain as much as 450°C and allow dependable twin extrusion. Whereas smaller in measurement, the IPSO 105 is described as an ‘trade all-rounder’ and is claimed to have an ‘engaging price-to-performance ratio’ within the high-temperature machine class. Designed for tooling functions requiring high-performance supplies, the IPSO 105 boasts a heated construct chamber of 105 litres (400mm x 600mm x 440mm) and might attain as much as 100°C. It additionally options a heated print mattress as much as 180°C and twin DSX extruders, that are able to printing high-performance supplies as much as 450°C.
Dr.-Ing. Sven Thate, Managing Director of BigRep GmbH, mentioned: “We’re proud to increase our portfolio in direction of high-performance filament extrusion with our open system strategy, thereby aiming to double the addressable market of our options with the expertise from HAGE3D, our not too long ago introduced deliberate acquisition. For our European clients, each the ALTRA 280 and IPSO 105 are thought-about game-changing industrial AM options at totally different scales that include all temperature capabilities, unlocking large materials choices. Backed by our 3D printing ecosystem of an intuitive software program suite, world customer support, and an eLearning platform, we’ve buyer’s success in focus as we broaden our providing to high-performance functions.”
Thomas Janics, Managing Director HAGE3D GmbH added: “We imagine that each machines will rework the best way producers strategy additive manufacturing, particularly within the aerospace, army, and automotive segments, the place high-performance elements are essential. They’re a mix of reliability, precision, giant quantity, and high-temperature capabilities and are engineered to push the boundaries of what’s potential with AM.”
Key options of the ALTRA 280 embrace:
- Giant-Scale 3D Printing: A beneficiant construct quantity of 500 mm x 700 mm x 800mm (quantity of 280 litres) designed to supply intricate fully-fledged prototypes, manufacturing, and end-use elements.
- Excessive-Temperature Capabilities: Prints with high-performance supplies equivalent to ULTEM 9085 and PEEK (AM200) as much as 450°C, enabling the manufacturing of robust, light-weight elements even for difficult industrial functions.
- Uninterrupted Productiveness: Geared up with as much as 4 DSX extruders, the ALTRA 280 delivers seamless manufacturing with twin extruders and two respective backup extruders, enabling dependable efficiency across the clock.
- Totally Automated Fast Begin: The ALTRA 280 is designed for simple operation, with totally automated calibration and pre-heating processes, permitting customers to begin printing on the push of a button.
Key Options of the IPSO 105 embrace:
- A Toolmaker’s Construct Quantity: A construct chamber of 400 mm x 600 mm x 440 mm (105 litres), permitting a variety of functions, from tooling to end-use elements.
- Excessive-Temperature Capabilities: With construct chamber temperatures of 100°C and print mattress temperatures as much as 180°C, IPSO 105 prints with a wide range of engineering-grade and high-performance supplies equivalent to PEKK and PEKK-CF.
- Twin Extrusion: The twin DSX extrusion system is designed to make sure uninterrupted printing with multi-material or multi-colour elements, increasing design potentialities and performance.
- Automated Seamless Manufacturing: The short begin function, out-of-filament sensors, and automated switching to a backup extruder in case of an irregularity maximize productiveness and reliability.
These machines have been rolled out in Europe, the Center East, and Africa, and can be found for buy instantly.