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SLS 3D打印机制造商Sintratec已经发布了一项软件更新，旨在帮助制造商优化他们在生产过程中打包系统构建量的方式。
作为该公司的升级Central Software, the nesting add-on uses an algorithm to automatically arrange parts within the build volume ofSintratec’s S2, enabling the machine’s users to achieve the best possible packing density.
In doing so, the company’s CTO Christian von Burg says the nesting update allows adopters to optimize their throughput from every print run, making the current “puzzle” of manually placing parts “a thing of the past for Sintratec customers.”
“No other program on the market is capable of nesting 3D parts as densely in such a short time as ours,” explained von Burg. “The Sintratec Nesting Solution therefore marks a milestone on the path towards efficient additive manufacturing and is a real game changer in the field of selective laser sintering (SLS).”
“With the addition of a 3D nesting function, we are taking our software to the next level.”
Sintratec的可扩展SLS方法
自2014年成立于瑞士镇布鲁格（Brugg）以来，Sintratec就建立了强大的紧凑型SLS 3D打印机和综合外围设备组合。雷电竞app下载尽管该公司推出了低成本Sintratec套件five years ago for just €5,000, the product remains part of its core offering for prototyping clients, and it continues to address the needs of users in the medical, industrial and education sectors.
除了其入门级套件系统外，该公司还销售Sintratec S2这是专门设计的，旨在使用户随着业务的发展而扩展其运营。S2由激光烧结站，材料核心单元和材料处理站组成，为采用者提供了一种独特的独立解决方案，使他们能够从一个过程步骤中无缝切换到另一个过程。
In the past, Sintratec’s scalable system has often found automotive applications, with戴姆勒installing the machine at one of its Bavarian branches to3D打印公共汽车和卡车备件在2019年。同样的学生苏黎世have previously designed a功能性电动摩托车使用公司的软件，目前正在升级的产品，目的是“为AM打开全新的可能性”。
自动嵌套优化
目前，SLS 3D打印通常要求用户在输入生产之前手动将型号放置在机器的构建体积中，以优化每批产生的零件数量。但是，根据Sintratec的说法，这次和材料密集型过程可能会导致“平庸的结果”，因此，由于其新的更新，该公司致力于自动化这一印刷准备元素。
Leveraging the firm’s software upgrade, users can now simply import their 3D models into Central, and the nester will analyze and distribute these parts to achieve optimal print results. Adopters can even select different configurations to achieve their project-specific goals, allowing them to choose between going all-in on packing density, or focusing on attaining a desired component orientation.
多亏了该软件的内置算法，Sintratec表示，它能够比其竞争对手更快地进行这些计算，同时意识到“包装密度的新标准”。在其他地方，为了展示其更新解锁的吞吐量，该公司进行了九种测试模型的打印运行，发现该软件将其输出从78个零件提高到114个零件，从而将其总成本从5.75美元降低到3.79美元。
当部署在100个印刷作业的过程中，该公司估计其嵌套解决方案可以节省多达50个工作小时，47公斤粉末和800小时的印刷时间。为了给所有客户提供利用这些潜在利益的机会，Sintratec已将第一年免费升级给所有S2采用者，从那时起，年度许可证的费用为1,490欧元。
3D打印的嵌套解决方案
Given the time-consuming nature of manual build volume organization, it’s hardly surprising that developers are beginning to upgrade the nesting features of their software offerings. In December 2020,CoreTechnologie添加了一个新的嵌套功能对其4D_Additive程序，该程序利用ML算法为用户提供均匀排序的构建量。
同样地，link3d发射真正的形状嵌套更新早在2019年，它旨在帮助用户根据任何给定3D模型的形状找到最佳的嵌套策略。与MJF和SLS机器兼容，新的和改进的程序允许采用者使用包括Z轴在内的零件的任何方向。
Sintratec’s more direct competitor,烧结, has also发射new version of Studio，其专用软件产品包括许多升级。最重要的是，该更新引入了一个“自动嵌套”功能，该功能以优化的编队在构建板上自动排列用户的零件，并有可能解锁更高的模型吞吐量。
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Featured image shows an engineer using Sintratec’s updated software to nest parts in a 3D printer’s build volume. Photo via Sintratec.
