CUSTOMER STORIES
3D PRINTING EXAMPLES FROM INDUSTRY
Stable and reliable printing processes, industrial control, CE certifications and robust machine construction – it is this and much more that help our industrial 3D printers to stand out. Well-known customers and partners from industry and research have put their faith in professional industrial 3D printers from HAGE3D. Customers include well-known companies in a wide range of industries, including the automotive industry, aeronautical engineering, the service sector, research and education. Uses include prototyping, the production of fixtures and equipment to small series and cyclical production.
3D PRINTING IN THE VEHICLE INTERIOR
Systems engineer 3CON is a global leader in systems and tool construction for the automotive industry. 3CON uses the 140L model 3D printer to create high-performance systems for customers such as BMW, Mercedes and Audi.
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If you’ve always been interested in how car interiors come about, 3CON is the place to be. The company, which has its origins in Germany, has had its headquarters in Ebbs bei Kufstein, located between Salzburg and Innsbruck, since 2001. The systems manufacturer produces machinery to laminate car doors, centre consoles and other car interior surfaces. Systems produce up to 2000 parts per day, applying coatings made of plastic, leather and other materials. The company is now the market leader and counts BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Porsche and many others amongst its customers. Alongside its headquarters in Ebbs, 3CON has subsidiaries in Germany, Mexico, China and the USA and supplies to the global market. 3CON uses three HAGE3D 140L models to create high-performance systems for its customers.
HAGE3D 140L
The HAGE3D 140L model 3D printer and its output are blazing a trail for future vehicles, their appearance and interiors. It is important that the parts printed by a 3D printer are extremely accurate in order to cleanly bond car doors and other interior parts. Additionally, the parts must correspond exactly to the properties that the real parts will ultimately have. 3CON’s requirements of the 3D printer are:
- Flawless, reliable printing of components/prototypes made using ABS
- Manufacture capability of especially thin-walled components
- Stability and accuracy in everyday use
- Uncomplicated, easy operation
- Expandable material range, if required
- Prompt and competent support
‘We are fully satisfied with the HAGE3D 140L as it meets our every requirement and we have been able to reliably manufacture prototypes with the device for around one and a half years,’ Martin Payr, Head of New Developments at 3CON.
FOUR STEPS TO THE FINISHED CAR INTERIOR
Step 1
The HAGE3D printer is used at the outset of the system construction process. The car manufacturer sends the design of the component. The CAD data are then used to produce a 3D model. The model is then printed using ABS with the HAGE3D 140L.
Step 2
These prototypes are used for adjustment and materials testing. The printed prototypes are inserted into the ‘test systems’ and bonded with the respective fabric pattern of the car part. To activate the adhesive, the printed part and the respective fabric are heated and then bonded and pressed.
Step 3
A series machine is then built based on these test specimens and the results of the tests of correct calibration and setting. Components printed with the HAGE3D 140L are also processed in the systems.
Step 4
The finished system leaves 3CON and enters into operation with the respective car manufacturer. Once there, the system bonds up to 2000 parts every day, these are then processed into cars.
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FUNCTIONAL PROTOTYPES
LARGE-FORMAT, DENSE CANISTERS OF PP
Polypropylene was for a long time regarded as impossible to print, especially in the case of larger components. Washtec uses the HAGE3D 140L to manufacture large-format, leaktight polypropylene canisters, operating equipment and functional components.
SERIES PRODUCTION
3D-PRINTED AIR TRANSFER TUBES OF ABS
Paschinger Prototypen & Maschinenbau uses the HAGE3D 84L for the production of air transfer tubes. The tube, which is made of two parts and bonded, has been ordered as a run of eleven units for the moment, with another 30 to follow by the end of the year.
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CYCLICAL AND SERIES PRODUCTION
3D PRINTING REPLACES INJECTION MOULDING
This year, rather than using injection moulding, Breco Antriebstechnik Breher GmbH & Co. KG has been using 3D printing for polyurethane toothed belts. The HAGE3D PROLine enables individual, application-optimised manufacture of toothed belts both economically and in smaller quantities.
MODEL RAILWAY ACCESSORIES
FROM THE 3D PRINTER
Hermann3D, a service provider based in southern Germany, has been able to tap a new business area thanks to the expansion of its fleet of machinery with the addition of a HAGE3D 3D printer. The 3D printing machine is used in the (series) manufacture of large, thin-walled model components.
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TRACTOR CAB
DESIGN PROTOTYPE
Walter Mauser GmbH used the HAGE3D FDM machine to manufacture prototypes for its CAB 2020 project. The Austrian manufacturer produces cabs for a range of different vehicles. It sets great store by ‘delivering the best quality in the shortest time possible,’ explains Wolfgang Szedenik, Head of Research and Development.
ELECTRIC VEHICLE
FROM THE 3D PRINTER
‘Scorpion’ is the name of the electric vehicle created by students of HTL Salzburg with the support of HAGE3D. The vehicle has since received road approval and can be considered a resounding success.
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