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21.11.24

New 3D printer

moves in

Christmas has come early this year, as 3D printing has now found its place in production. It won't be customer parts that are produced on the new machine. Instead, it will help optimise our processes and, in the long term, create value for our customers.

Important to understand the technology

As a plastics processor, it is essential to stay up to date with developments in the market - and 3D technology is one of them. Although it cannot meet our customers' requirements for things like FCM-approval, surface standards and, above all, tolerances, 3D printing is beneficial for internal processes.

 

"3D printing gives us the opportunity to experiment with prototypes and ideas without using the capacity of our machine park. While 3D printing doesn't directly compete with our core business, it's a technology we want to stay ahead of and understand better," says Production Manager, Martin Staun.

3D printing is still a long way from machined plastic parts

Enables internal optimisation

Ultimaker S7 is the name of the latest addition to our producion. The 3D printer features a heated build plate and a build volume of 330 x 240 x 300 mm, ensuring high quality for every print. Its integrated software platform allows us to choose from over 280 materials, making the machine highly versatile. This also creates opportunities to optimise internal processes.

 

"At Induflex, we constantly work on improving our processes and tools. 3D printing gives us a flexible and fast solution for creating auxiliary tools and grippers for our machines and robots. On top of that, everything happens in a safe environment without major investments if we want to test further," explains Martin Staun.

3D-Print to help streamline internal processes

About further development

In the long term, we see 3D printing as an important technology to ensure our continued development. It enables us to stay updated on the possibilites and perhaps discover new ways in which the technology can contribute to our work.

 

"But it is also important that we keep ourselves informed about the technology, so we're prepared if it evolves into a bigger factor in the plastics processing industry," concludes Martin Staun.

Induflex has invested in a 3D printer for internal use