7 seminario de tecnologias robtec - karel brans - materialise

Software Solutions for Additive ManufacturingKarel BransResearch Projects Manager - Materialise

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Seminário de Tecnologias

Short Intro to Materialise

• Started in 1990

• Grown to over 800 employees worldwide

• HQ in Belgium, offices all around the world

• Active in diverse domains...

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What do they have in common?

Dr. Louis Keppler, MD – Cleveland – United States of

America

Courtesy of Hester Studios

Source: Objet press release 2002 ©

Courtesy of Jaga

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Materialise Mission Statement

To innovate product development

resulting in a better and healthier world,

through its software and hardware infrastructure

and in-depth knowledge of Additive Manufacturing.

The Materialise Group

A unique solution provider in product design and

development, based on 3 core competences:

• Additive Manufacturing

• Digital CAD (STL) for Design Automation

• Medical and Dental Image Based Manufacturing

Leadership through innovation resulting in 5 activities:

• Industrial Services

• Industrial Software products & services

• Clinical Software products & services

• Dental applications

• .MGX Design products

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The Materialise Group:4 entities

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DentalSoftwareIndustrial Services .MGX

Each division has its own focus,

but their unique combination provides Materialise its strength

Industrial Services: state-of-the-art Additive Manufacturing technologies

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NextDay

Polyjet

Stereoli-

thography

R.I.M.

Z Corp Laser

sintering

FDM Mammoth

stereoli-

thography

Vacuum

casting

24h 2-4 days 2-5 days 3 days 4-5 days 4-5 days 4-8 days 10 days 3 weeks

Industrial Services

Staggering Capacity

Installed machine base 2010:

• 14 Stereolithography machines

• 10 Mammoth Stereolithography machines

• 20 Fused Deposition Modelling machines

• 8 Sinter stations

• 1 Objet

• 1 Envisiontec

• 2 Z Corp

• 6 Vacuum Casting machines

From Prototyping to Manufacturing

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Rapid

Prototyping

Additive

Manufacturing

Technical

evolutions

Better materials

Better machines

Better software

New technical

challenges

Software Division Production Facitilities

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Diversity means strength

Challenges for Additive Manufacturing

• Efficiency:

cost & resource

• Lead Time:

length & reliability

• Quality:

traceability & repeatability

Solutions

To tackle the AM challenges we need

solutions for:

• Machines

• Materials

• Software

Software Solutions: Digital design and manufacturing process

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Data

Conditioning

Design Engineering Work

preparationProductionDeliveryProduction

Customization & Integration

Digital design and manufacturing process

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Data

Conditioning


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Design

.MGX: Design for AM


Design


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Design

Automation


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Engineering

Image courtesy of TotalSim Ltd.


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Work

preparation


Work

preparation

Automation example:

e-tools

• Automated operations

• Server based

• Modular

• Framework

e-Tools

e-Q Client 2

e-Stage e-Slice e-Label

e-Tools

e-Q Client 1

User 1

e-Q Server

User 2


Work

preparation

Automation: e-tools

Automatic supports

for platforms

Textures and

structures on slice

level


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Production

CRM

White board Excel

FTP e-mailPhone

Windows Explorer

folder system


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Production

CRM Order Follow-up

File

Management

Machine

Planning

Machine Monitoring

Physical Parts Magics

e-RP

Magics

e-RP

Reporting

Build Information

Preview

Planning System Details View

Part Management


• Case: .MGX Lamp Shades Manufacturing:

• Control manufacturing process by tracking the production

• Challenges:

• Unique label: part position and buildID

• Manufacturing: Rebuilding same job

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• e-Tools Solution

• Preparation:

• Assign surface in Magics

• Applied on all copies

• Store in .magics project

• Apply label

• e-RP database

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Delivery

Materialise Software: Digital design and manufacturing process

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Data

Conditioning

Design Engineering Work

preparationProductionDeliveryProduction

Customization & Integration

Conclusion

• Software solutions at the core of the breakthrough

of Additive Manufacturing technologies

• With the transition from prototyping to

manufacturing, sofware solutions become even

more important:

• Efficiency: cost and resources

• Lead Time: length and reliability

• Quality: traceability and repeatability

• Automation and data management tools play a key

role

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Try MiniMagics²!

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Here's what MiniMagics offers:

• Import and save .STL, .magics or .mgx files

• Compress STL files up to factor 20

• View parts and rotate, pan or zoom

• Detect bad edges and flipped triangles

• Make a section

• Request part information, such as XYZ

measurements, volume, surface area or

number of bad edges

• Measure parts

• Add text annotations

• Create a print-out of parts

• See all information included in the .magics

file (like pictures, annotations, etc.)

http://www.materialise.com/minimagicsdownload/MiniMagicsSetup.msi

Try MiniMagics²!

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What's new in MiniMagics2?

Extended measurement options - precise measurements every time

MiniMagics2 enables you to take accurate measurements from your STL files.

Minimagics2 has been enhanced to enable you to take accurate measurements, using

points, circles and planes.

Enhanced visualization capabilities - quickly grasp complex projects

The increased view options in MiniMagics2 enable instant geometry appreciation. View

options available now include shade, wireframe, shade & wire, triangle and transparent.

Easy silent server installation option - install on multiple computers with ease

Minimagics2 includes a silent server installation option, specifically designed to ensure

that organizations which do not allow individual employees to install their own software,

can install MiniMagics2 with ease.

Thank you!

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7 seminario de tecnologias robtec - karel brans - materialise

Education

design engineering

customization

manufacturing

digital design

additive manufacturing

accurate measurements

lead time

industrial