Zero-point clamping technology is unavoidable in additive manufacturing
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NR-AMFFELL Company: Andreas Maier GmbH & Co. KG (AMF)
Additive manufacturing: Productivity at ground zero
Experts attest to the huge future potential of 3D printing with metal powder. AMF has developed special clamping modules for the specific challenges in additive manufacturing.
Experts attest to the huge future potential of 3D printing with metal powder. At the same time, others talk of the current state of production looking more like a cottage industry than production to industrial standards. In any case, automotive manufacturers, their suppliers and a whole host of other sectors, including medical technology, for example, are already focussing on the production of ready-to-install series parts made through 3D printing with increasing success. For prototypes and small series, such as special sports cars produced in limited quantities, tool-free production is almost without competition. The establishment of the process for greater quantities is only a matter of time, however, and surely irresistible.
The fact that moulding and tool costs are done away with is of course a noteworthy factor. On top of all this, though, a much more significant advantage of additive ...
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