Product novelty 09. October 2024
ARBURGadditive: industrial 3D printing – applications for injection moulders
The focus of the two ARBURGadditive exhibits will be on applications that are of particular interest to injection moulder. A freeformer 750-3X with a high temperature design will process original plastic granules into functional components in hard-soft combinations. The TiQ 2 filament printer will demonstrate how equipment and robot grippers are 3D printed.
A practical example of how 3D printing and automated injection moulding processes optimally complement each other is the production of plant pots. An electric Allrounder 720 A makes thin-walled pots from recycled material. In order to carefully remove these from the mould, grippers which are precisely adapted to the product. can be 3D printed quickly and ‘on demand’. The sturdy black centre piece, made of fibre-reinforced plastic filament, is manufactured using a TiQ printer. It is two to three times lighter, and significantly more cost-effective, than an aluminium component. The four hard-soft combination white gripping rings were produced by a freeformer using the APF process. The soft gripper part is "inflated" with compressed air, whereby the injection moulded part is secured and carefully handled.
At Fakuma 2024, a Freeformer 750-3X with a high-temperature design will produce sophisticated functional components from a wide range of different plastic granulates. Larger functional components or small batches can quickly and flexibly be additively manufacturde and customised, using the APF process.
The TiQ 2 3D printer is particularly economical and predestined for successful entry into the world of additive manufacturing. It is possible, for example, to produce resilient suction grippers and mechanical grippers quickly, flexibly and cost-effectively. In addition to the additive manufacturing of end-of-arm tooling (EOAT), the open material system is perfect for the cost-effective 3D printing of operating equipment.
A practical example of how 3D printing and automated injection moulding processes optimally complement each other is the production of plant pots. An electric Allrounder 720 A makes thin-walled pots from recycled material. In order to carefully remove these from the mould, grippers which are precisely adapted to the product. can be 3D printed quickly and ‘on demand’. The sturdy black centre piece, made of fibre-reinforced plastic filament, is manufactured using a TiQ printer. It is two to three times lighter, and significantly more cost-effective, than an aluminium component. The four hard-soft combination white gripping rings were produced by a freeformer using the APF process. The soft gripper part is "inflated" with compressed air, whereby the injection moulded part is secured and carefully handled.
At Fakuma 2024, a Freeformer 750-3X with a high-temperature design will produce sophisticated functional components from a wide range of different plastic granulates. Larger functional components or small batches can quickly and flexibly be additively manufacturde and customised, using the APF process.
The TiQ 2 3D printer is particularly economical and predestined for successful entry into the world of additive manufacturing. It is possible, for example, to produce resilient suction grippers and mechanical grippers quickly, flexibly and cost-effectively. In addition to the additive manufacturing of end-of-arm tooling (EOAT), the open material system is perfect for the cost-effective 3D printing of operating equipment.
ARBURG GmbH + Co KG
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