In May 2019, leading large format 3D printer manufacturerBigrepbroke new ground with the launch of theStudio G2。G2是原始BigRep Studio系统的继任者，是该公司的首批完全封闭的3D打印机之一，在受控的环境中提供了其前辈的相同久经考验和真实原则，从而释放了新的材料潜力。雷电竞app下载
五个月后启动工作室G2，，，，the company sold out of early adopter machines,现在正在过渡到并增加数量的生产满足需求。
Still in the early stages of the machine’s adoption, 3D Printing Industry speaks to Frank Marangell, President of BigRep America and CBO of BigRep GmbH, to learn more about the STUDIO G2 and how the system fits into the small company’s big plans for the future of 3D printing.
Inside the BigRep STUDIO G2
The BigRep STUDIO G2 is a large scale FFF 3D printer, made for round-the-clock parts production. It works to a layer height resolution of 0.1 – 0.5 mm, at an acceleration of up to 600 mm/s2, and is controlled using BigRep’s high-speed, high-precision BLADE slicing software. Where the machine presents its real value though, is in its material handling capabilities. A fully enclosed build environment, max bed temperature of 100°C, and heated filament chamber make the STUDIO G2 capable of working with challenging materials like PETG, Pro HT, TPU and PA6/66. Ruby nozzles on the print head also allow processing of fiber-filled materials that are abrasive to other extruders.
为了在如此大的区域中实现有效的高级材料处理，BigRep团队必须完全重新设计其先前的技术。Marangell评论说：“这是惊人的价值，并且从G1和Bigrep One中获得了验证的技术，所有这些都已重新设计为G2工作室。”Marangell补充说：“您如何将床位保持在仪表上的水平，使温度保持在80至100°C之间？当它冷却时 - 如何防止翘曲？如何连续打印一周而不会失去半毫米？”Marangell断言，对建筑物的精确性和重复性的重点是，已经为G2赢得了一群早期辅助工具。
到目前为止，在商业市场上相对较短的时间里，工作室G2已被工业合作伙伴在您可能期望的所有关键领域（即航空航天，汽车和国防）以及大学和家具设计中接管。根据Marangell的说法，其中许多客户仅在Spec上购买了机器，并由原始Studio 3D打印机建造的著名支持。尽管对机器的兴趣主要是由现有的BigRep客户产生的，但Marangell估计，大多数订单都是来自新客户，这是通过其封闭的印刷环境和高级材料兼容性首次吸引工作室系列的。
“We are providing a print build area of one metre by half a metre, by half a meter, we’re printing with these engineering materials, and the price starts at around €55,000. So the value you receive for the size and performance is amazing, and because of that, it’s not just aerospace and automotive, transportation that are interested.
“对于那些可能必须做出妥协的人来说，这是一个系统。那些负担不起高端挤压系统的人。”
Bigrep的未来：材料和大数据
正如Studio G2的出色功能所表明的那样，Bigrep的不久的将来的优先级列表很高。Marangell解释说：“ BigRep已将这种过渡到工业应用程序，我们确实将材料开发视为满足这些应用程序的关键，以更好地为客户带来价值，并最终出售更多的机器。”PETG，Pro HT，TPU和PA6/66已经可以与BigRep Studio G2打印3D，但该公司希望在不久的将来以及PP和PC使ASA和ABS处理成为可能。作为Bigrep的投资者，领先的德国材料制造商巴斯夫正在帮助这些目标。在开放的材料精神下，该公司也与其他材料供应商合作。Marangell承认：“我们永远无法做到这一切，市场上有太多的材料，机会太多，应用太多。我们需要许多供应商来帮助我们。”
BIGREP未来开发的另一个要素将重点放在3D打印过程的数据方面。随着系统开始应用于最终用途零件的生产，闭环控制将变得越来越重要。当闭环控制被集成到机器中时，他们可以在不同的时间生产相同的零件，“只有那时”，马兰格尔说：“您能说您对低容量制造有可重复的添加剂流程。”Bigrep已经开始对这个概念的基本探索与Bosch Rexroth合作，，，，a subsidiary of global engineering and electronics company Bosch.
“数据控制是生产的关键。” Marangell adds. “It’s bringing real life solutions to the additive world, making additive a legitimate manufacturing solution, compared to molding, milling, casting, forming. And we want to be the leader in large format additive for plastic manufacturing.”
ROI with the BigRep STUDIO G2
As early-adopters of the STUDIO G2 put the machine through its paces, BigRep is building case studies for the system which will be made public in the near future. For parties interested in learning more about the STUDIO G2,请求免费的ROI分析to see how quickly it can return its value.
Bigrepwill be showcasing its full range of large scale additive manufacturing systems at Formnext 2019, alongside a new inspired application from its获奖NOWLab创新分支。从11月19日至22日在Frankfurt Messe中找到Bigrep，在11.1厅C121上找到Bigrep。
Bigrepwill also showcase the G2 at FABTECH in Chicago, November 11 – 14 in booth A4350. Request a demo.
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