Metal Additive Manufacturing

Aconity MINI Metal Laser Powder Bed Fusion Printer

• Build space: Ø 140 mm x H 190 mm or Ø 55 mm x H 190 mm
• Laser Confi­guration: Single Mode 400 W
• F-Theta: 80 μm
• Spot size for 3D Scanning: 80 – 500 μm
• Preheating temp: 500 °C / Ø 140 mm x H 150 mm
• Layer thickness: Down to 10 µm
• Max scan speed: 12 m/s
• Inert gas type / pressure: Argon 6 bar or Nitrogen 6 bar, Vacuum < 2 mbar
• Inert gas consumption: < 5 l/min during process, < 60 l/min during purging. 0 - 5 l/min for vacuum
• Residual oxygen content: < 100 ppm
• Pressurized air type / pressure: ISO 8573-1:2010 [1:4:1] / 6 bar
• Pressurized air consumption: < 50 l/min
• Machine Dimensions (W x D X H): 2450 mm x 1500 mm x 2320 mm
• Machine weight w/o powder: 850 kg
• Product webpage: https://aconity3d.com/products/aconity-mini/

Tiger-Vac EXP1-20DT Powder Recovery System

• Powder Recovery System (PRS) for 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing
• Suitable for all AM applications (both plastic & metal)
• Facilitates the extraction & recovery of powder from the AM machine powder bed and build chamber
• The integrated cyclonic pre-separator can separate and collect up to 98% of the powder before it enters the vacuum
• The powder is recovered in the detachable recovery tank made of stainless steel Type 304
• Recovered powder can be easily disposed or re-used depending on the application
• Meets NFPA 484 for Additive Manufacturing paragraph 13.4.1 – Equipment listed for Class II, Group E atmospheres
• Meets NFPA 484 for Powder and Dust Collection paragraph 11.2.4.4.1 – Cyclone without filter media
• Product webpage: https://www.tiger-vac.com/product.aspx?itID=1132

w.s.tyler RX-30-E Powder Dry Sieving System

The RO-TAP® Electronic Test Sieve Shaker operates with 8” or 12" diameter Test Sieves and offers precise sieving results. The compact, RO-TAP RX-29-E (8" Test Sieves) unit requires minimal space on a laboratory countertop. The RO-TAP RX-30-E (12" Test Sieves) model is a floor unit. Controls can be remotely mounted for convenient operation. The units are designed for light to medium testing applications. (Product webpage: https://wstyler.com/particle-analysis/ro-tap-sieve-shaker/rx-29-e-and-rx-30-e-premium-sieve-shaker)

Bench Top Sand Blaster

• IDEAL SURFACE TREAMENT: The gravity sandblasting can perfectly handle the surface of large work piece, suitable for the high density surface treatment requirements. Air compressor delivery of 40-120PSI @ 15-25CFM
• 4 EXTRA NOZZLE+LARGE GLOVES: Equipped with blasting gun kit, 4 pcs nozzle(4/5/6/7mm), And oversized rubber gloves for easier grip.Removable mesh-design work surface tray and drain plug for easy cleaning
• OVERSIZED RUBBER GLASS+LED TUBE: Oversized viewing rubber glass with built-in LED tube for better visibility. Removable plastic film to protect the glass from corrosion

Metrology

PrintRite3D Co-Axial Meltpool Monitoring System

Sigma’s interactive system combines inspection, feedback, data collection and critical data analysis for management of additive manufacturing processes.

Olympus BX61 Fully Motorized Metallurgical Microscope

The BX61 is specially designed to work with the Olympus laser based autofocus unit. With precise focus and active tracking, users can speed up routine inspections. Additional settings such as illumination level, lens selection and aperture setting can be set using push buttons on the microscope frame, a keypad or via the PC. A variety of motorized modules including nosepieces and illuminators are available to provide you with full flexibility in configuring your system.

Filmetrics® Profilm3D® Optical Profilometer

The Profilm3D® and Profilm3D-200 optical profilometers are affordable, non-contact, white light interferometry-based (WLI) 3D surface topography measurement systems. The latest generation of the white light interferometer includes new imaging modes that extend performance and value. The Profilm3D series measures nanometer- to millimeter-scale surface with a simple, flexible recipe setup, accommodating single scans or automated measurements on multiple sites to support both R&D and production environments.

Digital Fginge Projection 3D profilometry

3D Printing

Ultimaker S3 3D printer

• Print technology: Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)
• Build volume: 230 x 190 x 200 mm (9 x 7.4 x 7.9 inches)
• Layer resolution: 0.25 mm nozzle: 150 - 60 micron
•                           0.4 mm nozzle: 200 - 20 micron
                            0.6 mm nozzle: 300 - 20 micron
                            0.8 mm nozzle: 600 - 20 micron
• XYZ resolution: 6.9, 6.9, 2.5 micron
• Feeder type: Dual-geared feeder, reinforced for composite materials
• Build speed: < 24 mm³/s
• Nozzle temperature: 180 - 280 °C

Snapmaker 2.0 3D printer

• Print technology: Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)
• Build volume: 12.6 x 13 x 13.8" / 32.0 x 33 x 35.1 cm
• Layer resolution: 50 to 300 micron / 0.05 to 0.3 mm
• Nozzle temperature: 527°F / 275°C
• Build Plate Temperature: 176°F / 80°C
• Filament Compatibility: ABS, PLA, TPU, Wood
• Laser Engraving and CNC Carving capabilities

Custom Polymer LPBF Printer

Computing Systems

Intel i9 Tower Workstation with Triple Nvidia RTX A5000

Intel Xeon Workstation with NVIDIA GPU

Five Dell workstation computers