Are you looking to increase the process reliability and productivity of your machines for industrial 3D printing? We are your automation partner for all production methods and phases of additive manufacturing, from moving the print head with repeat accuracy to precise gas handling and automated loading and unloading. Our components, modules, ready-to-install solutions and complete systems can be easily and flexibly integrated into your existing technologies. Make the most of the potential of additive manufacturing by choosing us as your partner.
In all additive manufacturing processes, be it fused deposition modelling with plastic or selective laser printing with metal, moving e.g. the print head precisely and with repeat accuracy is the basis for consistently high production quality and efficiency. Automating the loading and unloading processes is another stepping stone to increase your productivity.
Our versatile motion solutions for print heads and laser heads are easy to install and reliably ensure that your additive manufacturing processes consistently produce perfect parts. The sturdy and very rigid axes are extremely accurate. Our advanced closed-loop servo systems detect, correct and prevent errors in real time during the printing process.
Especially when production volumes for 3D printing are high, it is worthwhile to automatically feed in and remove the printing materials and components. This makes the entire process faster and more efficient. And direct contact with substances that are hazardous to health can be avoided at the same time. We offer complete pick-and-place solutions with seamless connectivity to many PLCs.
With our online engineering tools, you can design your motion solutions for additive manufacturing technologies easily and reliably. Diagrams and drawings are checked and calculated based on the specifications that you enter. You select the most economical components for your requirements. That way, you reduce possible sources of error, speed up assembly time and lower the risk of unexpected failures. Another advantage is that you can order your configuration straightaway.
Festo components are a perfect match for the modular system from Bond 3D. The machines for 3D printing of plastics are assembled using different modules and segments, depending on the requirements. With our products such as valves, valve terminals, cylinders, ball screw axes, motors and controllers, this is very easy. Watch the video to find out more:
Our solutions with their closed-loop systems and low leakage enable construction chambers to be quickly filled with gas in various flow rate ranges. The laminar flow reduces melt particles and smoke residue, thus forming the basis for a high-quality component. We offer valves and systems tailored to your application, from switched, closed- or open-loop controlled valves, simple directional control valves and dynamic proportional-pressure regulators to intelligent valve terminals for centrally controlling the gas flow.
Festo supplies the pneumatic automation components for the LASERTEC 30 DUAL SLM and is involved in the development of the machine. Festo provides support with simulations and software in order to allow the automation components to get embedded in the machine and the processes, and help them to function correctly. Watch the video to find out more: