这Fraunhofer制造技术和高级材料研究所(IFAM) in Dresden has launched a new additive manufacturing facility.
这Fusion Factory, developed by industrial equipment supplierXerion Berlin Laboratories, is intended as a miniaturized production line for the FFF printing of metallic and ceramic parts. IFAM hopes the new equipment will “strengthen its competence” as an industrial and research partner.
融合工厂的金属挤出
这Institute already has expertise in a number of additive manufacturing processes and materials. The Fusion Factory is specifically designed for 3D printing with metal powder-infused filaments, although other powder additives are also compatible. Metal FFF is described as a particularly resource-efficient technology, whereby there is no loose powder left at the end of a build, unlike processes such as powder bed fusion.
为了巩固与金属丝成功打印所需的所有步骤，融合工厂具有三个不同的模块。第一个模块是打印机本身，第二个模块是扣除键，最终模块是致密单元。一旦打印出零件，就处于其“绿色状态”，需要进一步处理以改善其机械性能。脱钉单元首先驱除所有非金属的多余材料 - 聚合物基质和任何可能存在的结合剂。然后，致密单元提供了最终的热处理，以产生纯粹的金属（或陶瓷）完全致密的部分。
根据IFAM的说法，附加处理模块使工厂生产的零件的孔隙率可以密切控制。因此，该过程特别适合生物医学应用，其中一定程度的孔隙率可能是有益的。
Supporting research and project partners
除了进行IFAM计划的材料和过程研究外，该研究所还将使用Fusion Factory来支持项目合作伙伴过渡到金属3D打印。该设施现在是IFAM的一部分创新中心添加剂制造雷电竞充值(ICAM), meaning it is in the ranks of other additive technologies such as EBM and 3D stencil printing – all of which are available for consultation and project implementation.
IFAM还计划将融合工厂用于培训和教育目的。从明年开始，该研究所将开始为初学者和专家举办活动，例如'添加金属丝印刷供实际使用’工业研讨会将于1月21日举行。
Fraunhofer研究组织是一个广泛的组织，其中有多个部门涵盖了技术和工程的各个方面。本月初，弗劳恩霍夫（Fraunhofer）Institute for Laser Technology和Max-Planck-Institute for Iron Research开始调查复合材料的3D打印不太不同而不是大马士革钢. Using ILT’s own laser material deposition process, the researchers intend to emulate the metal’s microstructural characteristics without the need for any traditional forging equipment.
Earlier, in July, the土耳其救主制造商BILSING自动化还宣布使用Iltlaser material deposition processto produce a number of its proprietary products, including handling devices and forming tools. The company has also previously worked with ILT to produce Ti64 aircraft components for土耳其航空公司, specifically repairing the O-rings found in landing gear.
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Featured image shows the Fusion Factory at Fraunhofer IFAM. Photo via Fraunhofer IFAM.
