Reduce set-up times
Voltage for hybrid production
With the Zero-Point clamping system from AMF, set-up times can be reduced by up to 90 percent, reports the manufacturer. The clamping systems are used in Matsuura machining centers; these hybrid machines combine additive and subtractive processes.
With the hybrid additive manufacturing systems from the Lumex series, Matsuura combines selective laser sintering (SLS) and high-speed milling (HSM) - i.e. complete component machining on one machine. The AMF Zero Point system fulfills the requirements for both manufacturing processes. High temperatures are generated during the 3D printing process; at the melting point of the metal in the powder bed, the temperature is 1,400 degrees Celsius. Even if the clamping modules are located under a 30 millimeter thick plate, temperatures of up to 150 degrees Celsius and more still occur there. AMF therefore uses seals and media that can withstand this.
AMF uses selected materials and processes, such as hardened surfaces, to ensure that process reliability and repeat accuracy do not suffer from the temperature fluctuations caused by constant heating and cooling. The K5.3 built-in clamping modules for additive manufacturing open pneumatically at an operating pressure of five bar or more, which is available in every production hall. Five modules accommodate the clamping bolts, which are mounted under the 3D base plate - a kind of direct workpiece clamping. The clamping modules achieve pull-in forces of 1.5 kinonewtons and holding forces of 13 kinonewtons. They are locked by spring force so that the pressure lines can be disconnected at any time after opening and inserting the clamping pins. pb
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