Additive manufacturing and industrial 3D printing
What is Additive Manufacturing?
Additive manufacturing is specially dedicated to the needs of industries and professionals. Plastiservice therefore offers a industrial 3D printing service which is based on fused wire deposition processes (FDM- Fused Deposition Model), stereolithography (SLA) or even multi jet fusion (MJF).
These techniques enable the printing of complex parts, functional prototypes or spare parts, in very high-performance plastic materials.
Additive Manufacturing known as “3D Printing” is a recent process for manufacturing objects by adding materials layer by layer as opposed to creating objects by removing material, such as machining. Additive production allows both the manufacturing of small parts in large quantities and the manufacturing of parts with great geometric complexity (prototypes, tools or templates, etc.).
What are the different 3D printing techniques available?
To date, several additive manufacturing technologies coexist at PlastiService:
FDM (Fuse Deposition Modeling) or fused deposition modeling.
Based on the deposition of a molten thermoplastic filament layer by layer, FDM technology allows the production of large, precise parts that are stable over time and in a range of materials unmatched by other technologies.
Stereolithography or SLA
This 3D printing technology works on the basis of liquid resins polymerized by a laser beam. It allows the production of prototype parts and very small series of complex parts with fine details. Ideal for validating an idea before continuing with a more complex development or for generating anatomical models for hospitals as an aid to surgeons.
Accuracy:
+/- 0,2 mm or +/- 0,002 mm/mm whichever is the greater.
MJF – MULTI JET FUSION
Based on sintered thermoplastic powder, MJF technology is currently the fastest and most economical process on the market. It allows the production of parts in small and medium series in record time, while ensuring quality and repeatability regardless of geometric complexity.
Accuracy:
+/- 0,2 mm or +/- 0,002 mm/mm whichever is the greater.
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