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New system: manufacture of molds 40% faster
15/04/2002
The technological centre of the Ascamm Foundation, specializing in moulds and dies, has begun to apply for the first time in our country the German Direct Metal Laser Sintering technology, which allows savings of up to 40% at the time of manufacture of moulds.
The German technology, Direct Metal Laser Sintering, of EOS GmbH, is used 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
The practical development of the new system allows melting powder metal - stainless steel or bronze - using a 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.
From the Department of innovation and development of technology (IDT) of the Foundation Ascamm has been reported that the reduction in the time of manufacture is one of its most significant features and its implementation will, therefore, considerable advantages for entrepreneurs in the sector.
Both the machinery and the metal powder used in these operations comes from Germany. Since the Ascamm Foundation reported that the system is available to entrepreneurs in the sector and in this sense it has been suggested that visits can be concluded for the corresponding technical tests and see the practical results of its implementation.
On the other hand, the department of IDT of the Foundation ASCAMM incorporated does some months two equipment of digitilización 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, with the aim to adapt this technology and his systems to the needs of the companies of plastic and Metallic Transformation in general, and in particular, of the companies of moulds and matrices.
6) METALUNIVERS Abril 2002
Related Companies or Entities
EOS GmbH - Electro Optical Systems
Eurecat (ex Fundació Privada Ascamm)
