AM Effectivity on the Essential Significance of Publish-Processing for Powder-Based mostly 3D Printing

Everyone knows the steps of 3D printing: design, slicing, 3D printing after which? Though it’s a important stage, the final step, post-processing, or all of the completely different processes and strategies which are used after the printing of an element to optimize an element and guarantee it really works correctly, is much much less mentioned than the others. But when additive manufacturing goes to proceed to industrialize, and powder-based processes particularly proceed to be essential, post-processing should not be ignored. Enter AM Effectivity. The Swedish model has devoted itself to make easy-to-use, all-in-one options which are automating and simplifying post-processing. We spoke with the brand new CEO, Casper Rósen, to study extra concerning the firm, its options and what’s usually ignored on the subject of post-processing.

3DN: Might you introduce your self and your connection to 3D printing?

My identify is Casper Rosén, I’m the brand new CEO of AM Effectivity. Since my time as a co-founder of a 3D/AM worth including reselling firm greater than +12 years in the past, I’ve been astonished and completely satisfied concerning the potential inside AM and 3D printing. In my profession, I’ve labored with all forms of applied sciences from FDM to MJF and between and know the capabilities and potentialities but additionally the challenges every method can convey.

Casper Rosén, the brand new CEO, of AM Effectivity

I’ve been lucky to be part of profitable AM tales many instances. That is when folks and firms handle to seek out the suitable answer for his or her wants and develop their circumstances or merchandise and discover new concepts to success. It does probably not matter if it’s a small and easy half or a large-scale superior challenge, it provides you a lift and inspiration every time. And this has continued to drive my love of those applied sciences.

3DN: How did AM Effectivity come about?

Whenever you consider powder-based additive manufacturing, a significantly giant a part of these processes contains the post-processing of the components. Nonetheless, this work is usually underestimated by way of labor, time, value, high quality, ergonomics and so forth. As such, it stands with out saying that if you happen to can carry out this course of extra effectively and quicker, at a top quality and at a decrease value, you can also make these applied sciences rather more aggressive. That is the place AM Effectivity is available in.

When the corporate began, we already had all of the know-how about AM, design for AM and the AM market accessible in-house (together with intensive data of various SLS manufacturers and HP MJF), this made the step in the direction of designing and constructing our personal product not simply potential however nearly essential to take. To attain repeatability in your manufacturing, it’s key to have an automatic course of. That’s how AM Effectivity was born.

Ulf Qviberg, CTO and Founding father of AM Effectivity with one of many firm’s post-processing options

The mission for AM Effectivity is to ship top quality automated merchandise for post-processing of 3D printed components to maneuver AM ahead quicker. Our merchandise are constructed for AM with the purpose of giving repeatability of components at an affordable value. Everybody within the firm is devoted to AM and we’ve gathered a really excessive degree of data and expertise in 3D printing and mixed applied sciences.

3DN: What is usually ignored on the subject of post-processing?

There are numerous issues usually ignored on the subject of post-processing of 3D printed components. My private expertise is that this subject is one thing 3D printer producers usually keep away from speaking about an excessive amount of. It is because usually, post-processing, although it’s time-consuming work, has a huge effect on the prepared half.

AM Effectivity’s options are easy-to-use and make post-processing automated and easy

As a lot as 30 p.c of the full value of an element might be associated to the post-processing. When this work is carried out manually, it should improve the danger of getting non-consistent high quality of your components. The guide work has a whole lot of ergonomic and environmental elements to contemplate and it could even be dangerous if you happen to don’t contemplate this correctly.

3DN: What wants is AM Effectivity filling available on the market?

Our focus is to develop tools related to the market. From our perspective, there’s a hole from the place the AM market is immediately and the place it might have been. We imagine that one of many causes are associated to the truth that the post-processing has probably not been dealt with severely or at the very least been underestimated by way of time, value, high quality and so forth. We additionally imagine that the results of that is mirrored in pointless excessive pricing of components, that are at a lower-than-expected high quality degree. This holds again the complete 3D printing market.

Efficient post-processing ensures that the ensuing 3D printed components are top quality, seen right here with the components from AM Effectivity

In our each day work we design, print and post-process our components which just about mechanically give us one of the best testbed for our merchandise and desires within the course of. We use AM the place AM ought to be used and that’s what we need to share with our clients.

3DN: As the brand new CEO, what are your plans for the corporate?

As a brand new CEO of AM Effectivity, I intend to proceed the journey that the founder Ulf Qviberg began. As Ulf remains to be working as CTO within the firm, we’ve a powerful basis to maintain constructing on.  Our objective is after all to develop and we’ll deal with discovering new markets and companions to make this occur.

We’ll proceed our work to develop new merchandise but additionally enhance options in our present portfolio. We have now a transparent roadmap of a number of launches forward and we’ve a powerful deal with innovation and sustainability. We’re able to be the pure associate of anybody who wants post-processing options for powder-based processes!

We’ll quickly launch a brand new machine and through this yr we hope to current a good bigger product portfolio. We additionally count on to enter market areas the place we’re not represented immediately.

3DN: Any final phrases for our readers?

The AM world is evolving, we’re fairly removed from the purpose the place the whole lot is invented and developed.  Whenever you enter the AM world it’s simple to assume that the whole lot is about, however I imagine we’re nonetheless at first. However simply in the previous couple of years the steps taken in post-processing have been fairly lengthy and it’s very thrilling to be a part of shaping the AM world by higher options. The AM world deserves to develop and we’re a part of making it occur. If you wish to sustain, you’ll want to study extra about us and get in contact HERE.

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