3D printing services

Biakom provides 3D modeling and 3D printing services on a Stratasys (USA) industrial printer.

Modern materials for 3D printers, working on FDM technology (modeling by layer-by-layer surfacing), are developing very dynamically. Until recently, the available range was limited to only one plastic - ABS. Later the list was replenished with a usual thread for garden trimmers - nylon, and then professionals came into play. Various special materials are becoming more and more widespread - strong, stable, chemically inert, biodegradable and other plastics, which can be used depending on the requirements of the product.

Examples of using 3D printers in modern industry:

• aviation, space industry: United Launch Alliance, Boeing uses more than 1000 products printed on 3D printers
• automotive industry: Lamborghini, Formula 1 - prototyping and equipment
• medicine - Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center - organ modeling before surgery
• metal stamping - matrix and punch printed on a 3D printer made of polycarbonate at a price hundreds of times lower than metal, can withstand 50 ... 100 stampings from aluminum sheet 3 mm thick
• molds for automatic molding machines - from several to hundreds of molds depending on the material of the product
• matrices for vacuum forming of sheet plastics
• casting - making master models, checking the product for correctness, manufacturability, assembly
• manufacturing of complex thin-walled products, carbon fiber products of complex shape - coatings are washed with water blanks carbon fiber
• assembly sites of production - various conductors, supporting structures, devices
• packaging of small-scale devices, for example, for the manufacture of 1000 signal transformer housings using traditional technology, in addition to cash costs, you should wait until the end of the production cycle - 5 ... 6 weeks, and on a 3D printer one thousand pieces can be printed in 50 hours
• ICE development: creation of a model of the intake manifold of an internal combustion engine for modeling and optimization of flows
• aircraft: hulls, UAV wings
• various elastic elements of mechanisms (for example, latches) made of nylon
• obtaining integral products with different mechanical characteristics in different parts

Aviation-certified plastics (non-combustible, which do not emit toxic substances when heated, etc.), UV-resistant plastics and with antimicrobial coating can be used in medical equipment, and those with the appropriate certificates - in the food industry.

Stratasys company has developed and is constantly expanding its range of industrial plastics for 3D printers to meet the higher demands of consumers. Some plastics allow the manufacture of only decorative, designer products or models for visual assessment of the properties for the product which is developed, while others have high enough characteristics to use the printed model as the final product.

The range of using 3D printing products is currently very wide - from souvenirs to aerospace equipment and military applications. In addition, it is constantly updated with new ideas, and the market by 2020 promises to increase several times.

You should not think that FDM technology will completely replace traditional manufacturing methods, but it can significantly speed up your process, simplify or reduce the cost of it. There may be a solution for each of your projects.

Stratasys materials for use in 3D printing:

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Contact person: Bosyi Ilya, ilya.bosyi@biakom.com

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