The current crisis reveals the weaknesses of global manufacturing networks and their dependence on complex, widely dispersed, and vulnerable supply chains. In order to remain independent and able to act in crisis situations now and in the future, 3D printing is the ideal solution for self-sufficient and flexible production. In this context, new software tools help with the digital transformation of manufacturing. In order to meet the increasing requirements of additive manufacturing in terms of production accuracy and automated workflow the innovation company CoreTechnologie has taken its new 4D_Additive software to the next level.

1. Press Release No. 04/2020
Dated April 7th
, 2020 |Page1of3
Publisher
CT CoreTechnologieGmbH ▪ Am Klinger 5 ▪ 63776 Moembris▪ Germany ▪ www.coretechnologie.com
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Independent and capable of Action in the Crisis: Self-sufficient
Supply Chains through Additive Manufacturing
The current crisis reveals the weaknesses of global manufacturing networks
and their dependence on complex, widely dispersed and vulnerable supply
chains. In order to remain independent and able to act in crisis situations now
and in the future, 3D printing is the ideal solution for self-sufficient and flexible
production. In this context, new software tools help with the digital
transformation of manufacturing.
Moembris, 20/04/07(ab/mas) - In order to meet the increasing requirements of additive
manufacturing in terms of production accuracy and automated workflow the
innovation company CoreTechnologie has taken its new 4D_Additive software to the
next level.
Automated 3D Printing Process
4D_Additive processes data from common CAD systems as an exact B-Rep
geometry. This enables testing, repair, preparation and printing of exact 3D models
according to the CAD engineering standard. The Software Suite enables an
automation of the workflow from the CAD system to the print job. All functions of the
tool can be automated using the system's own scripting language.
In addition to the new, innovative texture module, the software has repair functions,
intelligent alignment of parts, clever nesting functions with multiprocessor calculation
and analysis and modeling functions to optimization parts for 3D Printing. For
lightweight construction, the software offers functions for hollowing and filling the
parts with so-called lattice structures.
Today some Additive manufacturing technologies is already competitive for a small
batch production of complex plastic parts. An extensive series production of parts as
a bridging scenario is therefore realistic. By building new and by optimizing the

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CT CoreTechnologieGmbH ▪ Am Klinger 5 ▪ 63776 Moembris▪ Germany ▪ www.coretechnologie.com
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PR Solutions by Melanie Schacker ▪Phone +43 (0)678 1 29 27 25 ▪ E-Mail: presse@pr-schacker.de
collaboration of existing 3D printing resources, in the future this technology can help
avoid bottlenecks in the supply chain.
Search Engine for 3D Printed Parts
For companies, the practical test is recommended, which potential 3D printing holds
in the manufacturing process in order to act autonomously and flexibly in a fragile
and disruptively changing environment. Already in the design phase, the new
technology offers aspects such as functional integration and integral construction by
combining assemblies and material-saving lightweight designs. The challenge is to
identify the parts and components suitable for the new manufacturing process and to
automatically filter them out of a huge database of 3D models. For this purpose,
CoreTechnologie developed the Partfinder as a search engine for classifying
components based on the geometric properties of the CAD models. The search is
based on the information contained the CAD file which can be retrieved by an
analyzes of the geometry, construction history, dimensions, attributes and tolerances.
Opportunities for the Future
Additive manufacturing in the future is one of the central tools for companies to be
independent from external factors. In addition, individualized small series can be
implemented cost-effectively in order to also manufacture small batch sizes
economically with the new technology. Networking and breathing production, no
storage capacity and short transport routes are resource-saving and CO2-reduced
manufacturing processes.
The aspect of independence in connection with additive manufacturing has been
considered less relevant by industry in the recent past, because globalization
seemed to be on the rise and the global networks and their transport routes seemed
invulnerable. With Corona companies are currently facing a new situation and as a
result "make or buy" in the future will no longer be just a question of price.

3. Press Release No. 04/2020
Dated April 7th
, 2020 |Page3of3
Publisher
CT CoreTechnologieGmbH ▪ Am Klinger 5 ▪ 63776 Moembris▪ Germany ▪ www.coretechnologie.com
Press Contact
PR Solutions by Melanie Schacker ▪Phone +43 (0)678 1 29 27 25 ▪ E-Mail: presse@pr-schacker.de
If you think through the current, possibly replicable situation, for the future it will
become more important for companies to consider greater vertical integration,
regional supply chains and also modern technologies such as additive
manufacturing.
Further information is available atwww.coretechnologie.com/products/4d-additive .