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 Koenigsegg uses Rapid prototyping for prototypes and small series of components for its cars. Under the hood of the Act is a gate built in 3d printers
The lure of Rapid prototyping is to manufacture different parts in one machine, directly from a CAD drawing and without changing tools. But despite the fact that 3D printers and many materials are available commercially are not additive manufacturing had an impact on the production floor, at least not in Sweden.
Klas Boivie, researchers at SINTEF Raufoss Manufacturing, believes that
the technology has already established itself internationally.
But in Sweden are worse off. I would appreciate that we are ten to fifteen years behind countries like Britain, Germany and the USA. With ten years of dedicated work and strategic initiatives, we could get along with Denmark. Above all, he points out research and cites as an example that South Africa has four research areas, each of which has more activity than all the Swedish universities and colleges together. It goes without saying that this passivity and ignorance has led to companies in Sweden have been less able to absorb and exploit the technology, says Klas Boivie. Urban Harrysson on Fcubic agree that the area is neglected in the Swedish industry. There is no large-scale production in Sweden. But we ourselves are headed in that direction, one hundred percent, he said. The company's technology builds up small details with high precision metal powder which is then sintered. They have been used for jewelry, but applications for aerospace and medical industries are in the pipeline. Now based Fcubic an automated production cell. All others are working on prototypes, as there is no justification technology in terms of cost of production. That may change, but it requires a change in technology, he says. One problem is the lack of standardization and quality, but this is going on. These include an iso-committee on 3D printers. Molndal company Arcam has sold its machines worldwide. The process in which an electron beam converging layers of metal powder, used for example for series manufacture of orthopedic implants. According to Arcam manufactured two percent of all hip implants with the company's technology. Other customers are in aerospace industry. Avio of Italy, Airbus in the UK and Calram in the U.S. have Arcam machines installed. In Sweden there is really no friformsmarknad for industrial production. Friformstillverkning is no consensual industry, but a set of similar techniques aimed at completely different industries and applications, says Arcam's CEO Magnus Rene. |
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