2023-09-07 10:01:00
Nine exhibitors in the Additive Manufacturing Area at EMO Hannover 2023 show how AM can be integrated into production processes and how the technology enables new production concepts. “Because additive production has many links with subtractive production,” says Markus Heering, former director of the VDMA department AM, now director of the VDW.
Markus Heering sees a clear link between mechanical processing, which is actually the subject of the EMO, and additive manufacturing. Because certainly metal AM components will almost always have to be mechanically finished. Only then will the benefits really come into their own. It is precisely this potential added value that the EMO wants to make clear to the visitors, together with how you fit AM into the ‘classic’ production techniques.
Additive Industries one of nine exhibitors in AM Area at EMO Hannover 20203
Lower cost price
The exhibitors each do this from their own perspective. Additive Industries, one of nine exhibitors, shows how it has integrated automation into the MetalFab2 metal printer. “This improves the cost structure of the AM pieces and offers even more design freedom,” says Kartik Rao, strategic marketing manager at the Dutch manufacturer.
Quality control
You can 3D print anything, as long as there is no proper quality control, additive manufacturing is not a full-fledged production technology. “The benefits can only be realized if the required quality can be guaranteed,” says Andreas Tietz, Head of Sales at Zeiss AM Technology. You will also find Zeiss in the AM Area at EMO, where it will be showing multiple solutions for analyzing error causes and improving processes for use in future series production with AM.
Large plastic parts
Machine builders traditionally often opt for metal when it comes to the housing of the machines. The German company Q.Big.3D wants to convince EMO visitors that the 3D printing of large plastic components for the housing of machines offers advantages and can be just as good in terms of quality. “Our machines can produce the large parts faster, with more design freedom, cheaper and more sustainably than with conventional production techniques,” says Oliver Fritz, director.
Applications in stamp and mold construction
Trumpf, which can also be found in the AM Area, will show at the EMO how stamp and mold construction can benefit from the benefits of additive manufacturing. Weight savings for example; or printing fine-meshed coolant channels in a tool for more precise tool cooling. “At the EMO, production technology is central. Additive manufacturing is an important part of this,” says Gabriel Pankow from Trumpf Laser- und Systemtechnik. The layered structure has become a production technology, Markus Heering adds. “The EMO offers the opportunity to discover its great potential.”
EMO Hanover 2023, September 18-23. The Additive Manufacturing Area can be found in hall 22. You can request free tickets via this link
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