Personalised manufacturing
Personalised manufacturing - case studies
Materialise contributes to Pininfarina Sintesi concept car
At the 78th International Motor Show in Geneva, Pininfarina presented the Sintesi, a new concept car that explores ideas and solutions for the car of the future. It is the first time in history that additive technologies play such a prominent role in a concept car project.
Belgian solar car finishes second in World Solar Challenge in Australia
The innovative solar car “Umicar Infinity” that participated in 2007’s World Solar Challenge in Australia, consisted of various Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) components. The perfect proof of this RP technology’s reliability as a full production method.
3-matic Assists in True Rapid Design and Manufacturing of a Custom Skull Implant
3-matic was used to design a custom skull implant to perfectly match the patient's cranial defect. The case describes the different steps taken by implant engineers M. Beerens and P. Laeven (IDEE) to reach the final design. The implant is fabricated by Arcam using EBM technology. Using 3-matic for the design of this skull implant, has decreased the design time by 68%. The option of designing a custom implant makes performing an operation easier on the surgeon and can result in a 50% reduction of the time needed in the operating theatre.
RP technology for personalised one-off cars
For one of Zagato's exclusive projects, they partnered up with Materialise, who specialise in personalised manufacturing. This resulted in the use of RP technology for a personalised one-off car.
Materialise leads the way in Rapid Manufacturing
Although rapid manufacturing* (RM) exhibits a lot of potential, it’s a technology practiced only rarely and not yet well known. At Materialise, however, RM has become firmly established. Materialise has been involved somehow with virtually every RM application that’s currently known in the industry. This case presents some examples of the ways in which Materialise provides and uses solutions that enable a variety of RM applications