3D Printing with higher grade, engineering materials is a key theme for 2017。我赶上了两个联合创始人Aon3d.要了解该3D打印启动如何推进现有技术。
兰德辛格和凯文汉姑在学习材料工程时遇到了7年前。与Andrew Walker一起成立了AON3D和2015年成功的Kickstarter运动后，他们现在准备在更广泛的用户组范围内带来工程级材料。
Working with higher grade materials
Like many of the best inventions, the AON-M was created to solve a problem faced by the inventor themselves. Running a 3D printing bureau Kevin Han found that existing 3D printers were unable to meet the demands of clients. “我开始从有要求无法满足现有低成本印刷解决方案的商业客户的项目“ 他说。
与他的联合创始人汉族一起开始在一个能够满足这些需求的3D打印机上工作，例如使用高温材料和更大的构建体积。“最初我开始设计用于内部使用的3D打印机，“他告诉我。
在设计过程中，我意识到如果我建立一个适当的产品，我将实际上是一个超越自己的巨大市场。
According to Han one of the key markets for AON3D is service bureaus who are trying to move up market without having to take on a huge bank loan to expand. The company has “also worked with research labs from universities and government institutions。“在此类研究小组的情况下，Singh解释了如何，“他们需要一种可以使用高性能材料（通常在内部开发的新产品）的解决方案，但也是开放式系统，因此它们可以根据需要进行修改。”
功能，最终使用3D打印
These high-performance materials include PEEK and ULTEM, and other thermoplastics at the upper levels of the plastic pyramid. 3D printing with engineering plastics means functional, end-use components can be made. However, the technical requirements and current costs of machinery are greater than most 3D printers on the market.
“关于具有加热环境的主要挑战之一是，随着您获得更高且较高的温度，机电组件开始运行到可靠性问题，“辛格告诉我。
通过大型公司拥有的这些加热环境中的3D印刷专利，Aon3D必须找到解决问题的新方法。“We put a lot of engineering effort into compensating for the heated environment through careful component selection and features like water cooling, which we were one of the first to adopt,” says Singh.
正如我们之前报道的那样the AON-M 3D Printer certainly looks impressive, and we’re eager to put the machine through its paces at 3D Printing Industry.
The new design mindset
虽然硬件当然是至关重要的，但AON3D正在关注完整的添加制造生态系统。雷电竞充值韩告诉我，“You have this new technology and people are still using it to build parts that were designed for injection molding or something like CNC. That is not taking full advantage of 3D printing.”
添加剂制造设计（DFA雷电竞充值M）需要不同的思维方式。汉解释说，
We’re at an early stage of additive enabled design, and one of the most common frameworks you see are these organically-inspired lattice-like structures. You can have the strength while minimizing the amount of material.
你得到的是这些自然灵感设计。但是，设计过程仍然非常困难。
In anintriguing blog postAon3d.talk more about the possibilities and in particular the concept of procedural generation. Singh tells me,
For procedural generation, when you build parts like that you’re getting closer to the limit of the material. Realistically you’re not going to use it to build a part from PLA. But it’s worth doing for a material like ULTEM or PEEK.
如果我们能够消除印刷的不一致和复杂性，并给予人们可靠而明确的方式来构建高强度部位，那么这种设计可能会变得更加有用。
公司也有一些令人兴奋的消息，今年晚些时候出现，韩和辛格现在仍然紧张，但3D印刷行业会在我们拥有它的时候为您带来新闻。
