Steel Company Embraces 3D Printing into thier Workflow

3D Systems . 3D Printing

03 May 2017

Highlights of this video

• Custom potato shapes using 3D printed moulds (1:05)
• 3D Printed machine piston composed of a single moving part (1:24)
  • Made of a single piece
  • No fasteners needed = no risk of components coming loose and falling into the machine
  • Food sanitation problems solved
  • Part is much stronger than the traditional part with assemble components

• Machine piston comparison to traditional machining:
  • 250 hours @ 10 hours per day = 25 days per set on CNC (1:38)
  •  3D Printed equivalent (with above advantages) = 90 hours straight time (no machine minders needed) = under 4 days per set (1:49)
• Sensor housing (2:09)
• CNC Production Part vs 3D Printed Production Part (2:49)
• CNC part cost R 6,530
• 3D Printed part cost R 652

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