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Metal Jet S100 features a 430 by 309 by 200-mm build volume, with binder jet layer thicknesses ranging from 35 to 140 m. The two-printbar printhead sys- tem boasts 63,360 nozzles to provide four-times print redundancy at 1200-dpi resolution, with automatic nozzle health detection. The S100 can provide build speed to 1990 cm3/hr.
“AM delivers on today’s most urgent market demands including sustainable innovation, hyper-personalization and business resiliency,” says Didier Deltort, president of personalization and 3D Print- ing at HP Inc. “Together with our global network of partners and customers, we are scaling AM to meet these needs.”
HP Inc.: www.hp.com
Solukon Debuts Automatic Depowdering Software
Solukon’s new SPR-Pathfinder auto- matic depowdering software provides for removal of excess powder from complex
then is read by the Solukon system, which in turn runs the programmed paths. This ensures that even the most complex parts are cleaned quickly and without any human programming effort, according to Solukon officials.
“In contrast to conventional manu- facturing processes, 3D printing uses the part’s digital twin,” explains Andreas Hartmann, Solukon CEO and chief tech- nology officer. “To date, however, this only has been utilized during the print- ing itself. With SPR-Pathfinder, the part's digital twin also can be used during depowdering.”
Originally developed in a joint project between Solukon and Siemens Technology and unveiled in 2018 as SiDam, SPR- Pathfinder now is available as a license purchase for Solukon customers. Solukon’s depowdering technology, Smart Powder Recuperation (SPR), involves automated rotation on two axes as well as adjustable vibration in a safety-controlled atmos-
Authentise Releases Digital Design Warehouse for Project Sharing, Spare-Parts Inventories
Authentise has released Digital Design Warehouse, a platform to unite AM initia- tives and spare-part catalogs, and created to simplify the sharing of digital designs.
The Digital Design Warehouse helps
Solukon’s SPR-Pathfinder automatic depowdering software, for use on select Solukon machines, uses the build job’s CAD file to calculate the ideal motion sequence in the Solukon depowdering system, with calculations based on a flow simulation that analyzes the part’s digital twin.
phere. The algo- rithm-based, on- premise SPR- Pathfinder soft- ware calculates the ideal motion sequence for the most complex geometries, find- ing the optimum path to allow the powder to flow out completely.
The software currently can run on Solukon SFM- AT800-S and SFM- AT1000S models. In the future, the company expects the software to be
Digital Design Warehouse, a platform released by Authentise, reportedly unites AM initiatives and spare-part catalogs, and was created to simplify how digital designs are shared.
users create more cohesive AM initiatives by bringing insights from disparate silos into full view across all teams, offer Authentise officials, noting that it allows everyone their own personal library by uploading any 2D and 3D file type with fully configurable additional parameters. Designs can be analyzed further using plugins from third parties such as Zverse, which enables the conversion from 2D to 3D, and Castor, which assesses a project’s suitability for AM.
Access is controlled via granular per- missions, enabling users to share projects with internal and external stakeholders such as suppliers or customers, and the platform provides a space for engagement in conversations, editing (where permit- ted), and viewing or accessing designs.
Spare parts provides a particular use case for Digital Design Warehouse. OEMs can use it to first manage the design and engineering process, bringing multiple design, R&D and testing stakeholders together. Once complete, the design can be shared securely with potential clients via a fully custom-branded catalogue. The inclusion of an “Order Now” button allows for the design to be sent directly to a pro-
internal structures during post-processing on Solukon depowdering machines. SPR- Pathfinder uses the build job’s CAD file to calculate the ideal motion sequence in the Solukon depowdering system, with calculations based on a flow simulation that analyzes the part’s digital twin. The individually calculated motion sequence
compatible with other models, such as the SFMAT350.
Interested Solukon customers have the option to test SPR-Pathfinder free of charge and without obligation by regis- tering at Solukon’s website.
Solukon Maschinenbau GmbH: www.solukon.de
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