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Suitable for universal use:

the C60xx ultra-compact

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Fig 11: On this large-scale polymer composite Fig 12: Energy sector spare part maker Sparox Fig 13: Hybrid machine tools combine additive
form made through additive manufacturing, 3D used low-cost metal AM via fused filament manufacturing with machining. This example
machining accounts for more of the production fabrication to manufacture these solar panel was seen at the most recent International
time than 3D printing. The part is a nearly clips as an alternative to machining. Manufacturing Technology Show. Phillips Corp.
complete 3D printed housing for a flight adds metal-deposition 3D printing heads to
simulator. Making this housing in just a few existing machining centers to convert them
big 3D printed pieces contributed to an to hybrid machines.
assembly consolidation that reduced the
simulator’s part count by thousands.
With a ite structures such as large tools
hybrid built in room-sized large-format So-called ‘hybrid’ machine tools
machine, a additive systems, the machin- incorporate metal 3D printing,
broken or tion is a machined component: ing needed to complete the part generally via material depo-
damaged
feature the build plate. can easily account for more time sition, into the same CNC ma-
can be Laser powder bed fusion is than the 3D printing. chine that performs cutting. The
machined among the AM processes best same programmed motion that
away, 3D suited to precise, complex, elab- 9. Some Metal Parts Are Simpler directs the cutting tool can also
printed orately detailed components. to 3D Print (Fig 12) direct the nozzle and energy
back in But because the build generally This efficiency of machining system for additive operations.
place, then needs a precisely flat surface on for making a short run of preci- Once while I was standing be-
machined which to begin, the build plates sion components is hard to beat. side a long-time, experienced
to tol- used in this process are milled The vast majority of parts made machinist who was overseeing
erance, flat after every use. Complex through machining today will still a CNC machine tool performing
delivering additive manufacturing thus make sense to be made through metal additive manufacturing,
the compo-
nent back begins with—and counts on—a machining in the future, even af- he turned to me and said, “I nev- C6015 C6017 C6025 C6030 C6032
into service simple milling step. ter additive manufacturing tech- er imagined I’d be ending my ca-
through a nology has further advanced. reer putting the metal back on.”
means that 8. Large-Format AM Multiplies But low-cost metal 3D printing Bringing additive and machining
is much Machining Needs (Fig 11) options provide a cost-effective this close together in the same
faster while The smaller an additive manufac- alternative to machining in a machine, does not automatically
less expen- tured part is, the more precise it growing range of cases. For ex- result in a more efficient process,
sive and can be. As AM parts grow larger, ample, fused filament fabrica- even when both operations are
producing rapid material deposition becomes tion is the extrusion method of needed. If the time needed for 3D
a complete a higher priority in order to keep 3D printing usually employed printing is long, then it is likely
replace- the build time of the large part to for polymer, but the polymer better to keep the machine tool
ment. www.beckhoff.com/c60xx
an acceptable duration. As a re- filament can also be a carrier for available for machining. Howev-
sult, though AM parts in general metal powder, producing a green er, one application where hybrid Powerful, flexible, and suitable for universal use: with the C60xx ultra-compact Industrial PC series,
are near-net-shape, larger parts part that later becomes a solid machine tools are proving valu- Beckhoff as a specialist in PC-based control technology offers a broad range of high-performance
stray farther from net shape be- metal part via sintering after able is in the repair of existing devices with low footprint and especially flexible installation. The range stretches from the compact
cause material layer heights or the polymer is heated away. For high-value components, such as C6015 IPC entry-level class with dimensions of just 82 x 82 x 40 mm through to the C6032 with
layer thicknesses are large to short-run parts characterized large tools or shafts. With a hy- Intel Core™ i processors and a variety of modular interface and functional enhancements. Even for
®
speed the build. This means the by a bit of geometric complexi- brid machine, a broken or dam- complex applications with the highest performance requirements, high-end computing power in an Beckhoff Automation Pvt. Ltd.
amount of material removal need- ty, 3D printing the metal part in aged feature can be machined ultra-compact design can be combined with a very attractive pricing. Pune – 411 001, India
ed to complete the part is a higher this way can offer a simple and away, 3D printed back in place, Phone: +91 (20) 6706 4800
percentage of the part overall for fast alternative to producing the then machined to tolerance, info@beckhoff.co.in
larger 3D printed parts. parts on a CNC machine tool. delivering the component back
Another way of expressing this into service through a means
is: Machining time is a larger 10. Machine Tools Are a Natural that is much faster while less
share of the process for larger ad- Platform for Metal Deposition expensive and producing a com-
ditive parts. For polymer compos- (Fig 13) plete replacement.

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