7 Seminario de Tecnologias Robtec - Karel Brans - Materialise

Seminário de Tecnologias Software Solutions for Additive Manufacturing Karel Brans Research Projects Manager - Materialise 1

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

What do they have in common? Courtesy of Hester Studios Source: Objet press release 2002 © Courtesy of Jaga Dr. Louis Keppler, MD – Cleveland – United States of America

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. 6

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

The Materialise Group: 4 entities Industrial Services Software .MGX Dental Each division has its own focus, but their unique combination provides Materialise its strength 8

Industrial Services: state-of-the-art Additive Manufacturing technologies NextDay Stereoli- FDM Mammoth R.I.M. thography stereolithography 24h 2-4 days 2-5 days 3 days 4-5 days 4-5 days 4-8 days 10 days 3 weeks Polyjet Z Corp Laser Vacuum sintering casting 9

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 Better materials Technical Better machines evolutions Better software Rapid Additive Prototyping Manufacturing New technical challenges 11

Diversity means strength Software Division Production Facitilities 12

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 Data Design Engineering Work Production Delivery Production Conditioning preparation Customization & Integration 15

Digital design and manufacturing process Data Conditioning 16

Digital design and manufacturing process Design 17

.MGX: Design for AM

Digital design and manufacturing process Design

Digital design and manufacturing process Design Automation 21

Digital design and manufacturing process Image courtesy of TotalSim Ltd. Engineering 22

Digital design and manufacturing process Work preparation 23

Digital design and manufacturing process Automation example: User 1 User 2 e-tools • Automated operations e-Tools e-Tools • Server based • Modular • Framework e-Q Client 1 e-Q Client 2 Work preparation e-Q Server e-Stage e-Slice e-Label

Digital design and manufacturing process Automation: e-tools Automatic supports for platforms Work preparation Textures and structures on slice level

Digital design and manufacturing process CRM White board Excel Production FTP e-mail Phone Windows Explorer folder system 26

Digital design and manufacturing process Reporting CRM Order Follow-up File Management Production Physical Parts Magics Magics e-RP e-RP Build Information Machine Planning Machine Monitoring 27

Digital design and manufacturing process Planning System Details View Part Management Preview

Digital design and manufacturing process • 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 • 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 Delivery 31

Materialise Software: Digital design and manufacturing process Data Design Engineering Work Production Delivery Production Conditioning preparation Customization & Integration 32

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

Try MiniMagics²! 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.) 34

Try MiniMagics²! 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. 35

Thank you! Karel.Brans@materialise.be 36

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