Increased part size now available together with extended capacity.
(18th September 2020. London, UK) 3DPRINTUK, an experienced service provider of polymer powder bed fusion (PBF) 3D printing processes for manufacturing applications, has further invested in 3D printing equipment that greatly increases its capacity to meet the corresponding increase in demand from its growing customer base for batch production runs.
Following on from 3DPRINTUK’s recent announcements introducing the new SLS Flexible material, a new shot peening finishing service and new colour options; today 3DPRINTUK is delighted to announce the fourth step of five in its £1 million expansion plan, to increase its fleet of EOS selective laser sintering (SLS) systems. To this end 3DPRINTUK has taken delivery of two EOS Formiga P396 machines — a £400K spend which adds considerable overall capacity to its existing bank of P100 and P110 SLS machines already operating in house, with the ability to build larger parts courtesy of the larger build volumes. 3DPRINTUK now boasts nine EOS SLS machines capable of running 24/7.
Aside from increasing 3DPRINTUK’s 3D printing capacity, however, the P396 systems operate a more powerful laser while reducing energy consumption by up to 38%. These system improvements ensure that downtime of the machines between builds is greatly reduced, and contributes to the 3DPRINTUK philosophy of achieving fast turnarounds without compromising the quality of the results.
Nick Allen, CEO at 3DPRINTUK says, “We are excited to introduce two P396 machines into our new expanded premises in London with their larger build envelopes. Our customers told us they wanted larger parts, and we can now offer the full 300 mm x 300 mm x 600 mm capacity on the P396s following considerable testing in the real world. We continue to invest in production and post-processing equipment in response to customer demand, and this enables us to lead the way as more and more companies explore the use of 3D printing as an economical and value-added alternative to traditional manufacturing processes for batch production. This is all part of an on-going £1 million strategic expansion plans at 3DPRINTUK, and we will be making more announcements in the near future.”
This announcement follows quickly on from introducing new colour options utilizing the DyeMansion DM60 system – one restriction to be aware of in this respect is the maximum size for coloured parts which is 280mm x 280mm x 450mm, and the new P396 machines mean parts can now exceed this. At 3DPRINTUK we will never stop pushing the limits of our technologies and the services we provide — however, we do always strive to be upfront with our clients about what is possible and what is not.
