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Rapid.tech 2019

Metal and plastic applications from practice

Materialise, provider of 3D printing solutions, will be showcasing a wide range of practical application examples and new software versions at this year's Rapid.Tech.

High-performance polymers

Stratasys and Solvay with new FDM materials

Stratasys has introduced a partner program for material production for its FDM technology. Solvay is now the first manufacturer to develop filaments for the F900 3D printer.

Growth in Asia

SLM Solutions opens new application center in Shanghai

SLM Solutions celebrates the official opening of its new branch in Shanghai. The headquarters has expanded office space and an adjoining application center.

Change in the Management Board

SLM Solutions: Dr. Axel Schulz dismissed

The Supervisory Board of the SLM Solutions Group has unanimously resolved to release Dr. Axel Schulz from his duties as the company's Chief Sales Officer with immediate effect and to dismiss him from the company's Management Board.

Additive manufacturing

For getting started with 3D printing

Trumpf shows how tool and mold making can make use of additive manufacturing. As heat is generated during the production of components in injection molding or die casting, many manufacturers equip their molds with cooling channels to keep the temperature constant.

New technologies and trends

Three questions for... Uwe Gräff

At Harting, the focus this year is on digitalization projects to make product selection more flexible, including forward-looking supply chain planning, explains Uwe Gräff, Director of New Technologies & Quality.

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.

Additive manufacturing system

AM Factory: IT-networked turnkey system

At the Hannover Messe, the company is presenting the "AM Factory": an IT-networked turnkey system based around a Freeformer 300-3X and a six-axis robot functionalizes variants of standard gripper plates.

3D-printed art

Sculpture "The Thinker" in 3D metal print

The larger-than-life metal figure "The Thinker", designed by artist Moto Waganari, was exhibited at the Art Karlsruhe art fair. The sculpture was created entirely using a 3D metal printer from Berlin-based 3D metal printing experts Flying-parts.