Funding pots
Printed conveyor pot
Rüfenacht is the first company in Switzerland to produce conveyor pots using the additive manufacturing method of selective laser sintering (SLS). The quality of the end results is comparable to that of conventionally manufactured pots, but the company also points out the design freedom offered by additive manufacturing.
This enables the designers to quickly integrate additional functions into the conveyor bowls, such as pneumatic channels, flaps, sensor holders, returns, slots and tabs. This means that elements that would first have to be coordinated in conventional production can be manufactured in a single production step. The freedom of design also means that optimum geometries can be produced for the first time, which are quickly available in a fully functional state. Rüfenacht cites the reproducibility of the additive process as a further advantage. A common problem with the conventional production of conveyor bowls is the high susceptibility to deviations, which is due to the manual nature of production. The changeover leads to more uniform products and reduces the cost of producing copies. as
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