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The Ascamm Foundation incorporates a system that reduces by 40% the time of manufacture of molds
16/05/2002
on May 16, 2002
The Ascamm Foundation, headquartered in the Parc Tecnológic del Vallès (Cerdanyola), has been incorporated into its technology centre a new system for the manufacture of moulds for the sector, allegedly involving a savings of 40% in the time of the manufacture of moulds.
Direct Metal Laser Sintering technology, of the German EOS GmbH (represented in Spain by Protoser), applies for the first time in Spain and its application, in no way intended to replace other technologies and systems currently in use, but that is a complement to the existing ones.
Practical development of the new system allows melting powder metal - stainless steel or bronze - the laser and cooling once solidifies and takes on the shape and desired structure. After this initial phase, it is introduced in a conventional portamoldes and the operation of injection is performed to get the piece of plastic.
On the other hand, the department of IDT of the Foundation Ascamm incorporated does some months two equipment of digitalisation of last technology, additional to which already had in the department of metrology. These two equipment allow to increase the capacity of service of the centre in works of digitalisation and reverse engineering in models, pieces, toolings, etc., and allow to continue working in the lines of R&D opened in the technology of digitalisation.
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EOS GmbH - Electro Optical Systems
Eurecat (ex Fundació Privada Ascamm)
