Additive Manufacturing and copying techniques

Materials for low volume manufacturing

Selective laser sintering materials

Alumide

  • Polyamide (PA)
    The powder, being a solid material, has the attractive feature of being self-supporting for the generated product sections. This makes supports (typical for stereolithography) redundant. The polyamide material allows the production of fully functional parts with high mechanical and thermal resistance. 
  • Glass filled polyamide (PA-GF)
    The use of PA powder filled with glass particles (PA-GF) has a much higher thermal resistance and is typically used in functional tests with high thermal loads. 
  • Alumide 
    Alumide is a blend of aluminium powders and PA powder, which allows metallic-looking, non-porous components to be machined easily and is resistant to high temperatures.

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Fused deposition modelling materials

Flama Zentrum coffee maker in polycarbonate

  • ABS 
    An ABS prototype has up to 80% of the strength of injection moulded ABS meaning that it is extremely suitable for functional applications.
  • ABSi 
    ABSi is an ABS type with high impact strength. The semi-translucent material used to build the FDM parts is USP Class VI approved. 
  • ABS-ESD7
    ABS -ESD7 Is a durable and electrostatic dissipative material suited for End-use components, Electronic products, Industrial equipment and Jigs and fixtures for assembly of electronic components. 
  • PC-ABS
    PC-ABS is a blend of polycarbonate and ABS plastic which combines the strength of PC with the flexibility of ABS.
  • PC-ISO 
    PC-ISO blends are widely used throughout packaging and medical device manufactures. The PC-ISO material used to build the FDM parts is USP Class VI approved and also ISO 10993-1 rated. 
  • ULTEM 9085TM
    ULTEM 9085TM is a pioneering thermoplastic that is strong, lightweight and flame retardant (UL 94-V0 rated). The ULTEM 9085TM material opens up new opportunities for the direct additive manufacturing of production grade components.

 

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Vacuum casting materials

Pilipili Quattro onboard computer in a PC/ABS-like polyurethane

  • Rubber-like polyurethanes
  • PE-PP-like polyurethanes
  • PC/ABS-like polyurethanes

Colours approaching RAL-standard colours are available.

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R.I.M. materials

Front cover of Krypton measuring system in PP-like polyurethane

  • PA-like polyurethanes
  • ABS-like polyurethanes
  • PE-PP-like polyurethanes

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Tooling materials

DontSnore® device

  • Materials for the mould : aluminium & P20-steel
  • All possible tooling materials are available