7 Seminario de Tecnologias Robtec - Karel Brans - Materialise
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Karel Brans presented on Materialise's software solutions for additive manufacturing. Materialise was founded in 1990 and has grown to over 800 employees worldwide. Their mission is to innovate product development through additive manufacturing software and hardware. Their key competencies include additive manufacturing, CAD design automation, and medical imaging. Their software solutions help address challenges in additive manufacturing around efficiency, lead time, and quality by automating the digital design and manufacturing process from data conditioning to production to delivery. Their .MGX software allows for design for additive manufacturing while their e-tools provide automation for work preparation and production tracking and reporting.
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- 1. Software Solutions for Additive Manufacturing Karel Brans Research Projects Manager - Materialise 1 Seminário de Tecnologias
- 2. 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... 4
- 3. 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
- 4. 6 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.
- 5. 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 7
- 6. The Materialise Group: 4 entities 8 DentalSoftwareIndustrial Services .MGX Each division has its own focus, but their unique combination provides Materialise its strength
- 7. Industrial Services: state-of-the-art Additive Manufacturing technologies 9 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
- 8. 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
- 9. From Prototyping to Manufacturing 11 Rapid Prototyping Additive Manufacturing Technical evolutions Better materials Better machines Better software New technical challenges
- 10. Software Division Production Facitilities 12 Diversity means strength
- 11. Challenges for Additive Manufacturing • Efficiency: cost & resource • Lead Time: length & reliability • Quality: traceability & repeatability
- 12. Solutions To tackle the AM challenges we need solutions for: • Machines • Materials • Software
- 13. Software Solutions: Digital design and manufacturing process 15 Data Conditioning Design Engineering Work preparation ProductionDeliveryProduction Customization & Integration
- 14. Digital design and manufacturing process 16 Data Conditioning
- 15. Digital design and manufacturing process 17 Design
- 16. .MGX: Design for AM
- 17. .MGX: Design for AM
- 18. Digital design and manufacturing process Design
- 19. Digital design and manufacturing process 21 Design Automation
- 20. Digital design and manufacturing process 22 Engineering Image courtesy of TotalSim Ltd.
- 21. Digital design and manufacturing process 23 Work preparation
- 22. Digital design and manufacturing process 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
- 23. Digital design and manufacturing process Work preparation Automation: e-tools Automatic supports for platforms Textures and structures on slice level
- 24. Digital design and manufacturing process 26 Production CRM White board Excel FTP e-mail Phone Windows Explorer folder system
- 25. Digital design and manufacturing process 27 Production CRM Order Follow-up File Management Machine Planning Machine Monitoring Physical Parts Magics e-RP Magics e-RP Reporting Build Information
- 26. Preview Planning System Details View Part Management Digital design and manufacturing process
- 27. • Case: .MGX Lamp Shades Manufacturing: • Control manufacturing process by tracking the production • Challenges: • Unique label: part position and buildID • Manufacturing: Rebuilding same job 29 Digital design and manufacturing process
- 28. • e-Tools Solution • Preparation: • Assign surface in Magics • Applied on all copies • Store in .magics project • Apply label • e-RP database 30 Digital design and manufacturing process
- 29. Digital design and manufacturing process 31 Delivery
- 30. Materialise Software: Digital design and manufacturing process 32 Data Conditioning Design Engineering Work preparation ProductionDeliveryProduction Customization & Integration
- 31. 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 33
- 32. Try MiniMagics²! 34 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.)
- 33. Try MiniMagics²! 35 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.