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Custom 3D Printing
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Booling-3D-4
Plastic, Metal
Booling
China
Aerospace, Automotive, Medical, Manufacturing, Tooling
Custom 3D printing technology is a technique based on digital model files, using adhesive materials such as powdered metal or plastic to construct objects through layer by layer printing. It can produce customized parts according to customer and product requirements.
Advantages of Custom 3D Printing：
- High Strength-to-Weight Ratio
- Design Flexibility
- Functional Prototyping
- Cost-Effectiveness
- Durability
- Resistance to Damage
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When manufacturers provide the LOM 3D printing service, their principle is based on a layered solid forming method, generally using thin sheets as raw materials, especially some paper sheets and plastic films. During the custom 3D printing, these materials need to be pre-coated with some hot melt adhesive and cut using a carbon dioxide laser. Based on the cross-sectional contour data extracted by the computer, the sheet is cut into the desired contour and layered together to form a three-dimensional workpiece.
Advantages of LOM 3D Printing Service
Before providing the LOM 3D printing service, manufacturers need to integrate the advantages and disadvantages and consider whether this product is suitable for this method.
Advantages of LOM 3D Printing Service:
- The LOM 3D printing service does not require the design and construction of supporting structures, reducing operational steps and improving overall efficiency.
- The molding speed of the LOM 3D printing service is very fast. Because manufacturers only need to cut the laser beam along the contour of the object without scanning the entire section during this service, compared to conventional 3D printing technology, this technology has a faster molding speed and is often used to process large parts with simpler internal structures, resulting in lower production costs.
- The waste generated by the LOM 3D printing service is easily peeled off from the main body and does not require post-curing treatment.
- The prototype produced by the LOM 3D printing service has high precision and minimal warping deformation.
- During the LOM 3D printing service process, manufacturers can perform cutting and machining, which reduces many processing steps.
- The prototypes manufactured by LOM 3D printing service can withstand temperatures up to 200 degrees Celsius, with high hardness and good mechanical properties.
Application of LOM 3D Printing Service
The application of LOM 3D printing service is very extensive, including:
- Car headlights
Automakers have high requirements for the speed of vehicle updates and iterations, and the cycle of vehicle model updates is constantly shortening. The requirements for the design and manufacturing of various major components that support the entire vehicle are also increasing. Among them, for the design of car headlight components, manufacturers require that the exterior design achieve perfect unity with the body shape, and the internal structure must also fully meet the requirements of assembly and use. The emergence of this requirement has posed unprecedented challenges to traditional car headlight manufacturers. The emergence of the LOM 3D printing service has largely addressed the needs of manufacturing companies. The automotive headlight accessories company has significantly improved the development efficiency and success rate of the group of headlights by using LOM 3D printing service prototypes to inspect and evaluate the entire vehicle.
- Cast iron handle
The operating handle of a certain machine tool is made of cast iron, so it is very time-consuming and difficult to manually produce wooden molds for sand casting. Moreover, the accuracy cannot be guaranteed, and whether the corresponding quantity can be produced within the specified time is also a problem. With the development and popularization of CAD/CAM technology and LOM 3D printing service, the design of handles with complex surface shapes can be directly completed on CAD/CAM software platforms, quickly turning imagination into reality. With the help of rapid prototyping technology, especially layered solid manufacturing technology, wood molds for sand casting can be quickly and accurately made from CAD models, overcoming the limitations and difficulties of manual production, greatly shortening the production cycle of products, and improving the accuracy and quality of products.
- Industry and Construction
LOM technology can create product appearance prototypes and models in the industrial field, which can help designers better understand the structure and construction of the design. In addition, LOM technology can create urban planning schemes in the field of architecture, enabling buildings to land faster.
Process Flow of LOM 3D Printing Service
The process flow of LOM 3D printing service specifically includes:
- Data preparation: Manufacturers need to use CAD software to draw 3D models based on specific design requirements, and then convert the model data to STL format. The STL file contains the surface geometry information of the model and is the input data required for the LOM 3D printing service.
- Layered processing: Import STL files into specialized layering software and perform layering processing according to the layer thickness pre-set by the manufacturer. The purpose of this step is to decompose the overall 3D model into a series of 2D contours, with each wheel representing the shape of a thin layer of material.
- Selection of Thin Film Materials: Manufacturers need to choose suitable thin film materials based on the requirements of the model and specific processing techniques, such as plastic film, paper, metal foil, etc. It is worth noting that the thickness of the thin sheet material should match the set layer thickness.
- Thin sheet material cutting: Import the layered two-dimensional contour data into cutting equipment such as laser cutting machines, knife cutting machines, etc. The cutting equipment cuts the desired shape on the thin sheet material based on the wheel data.
- Bonding: If the previous step is not properly processed, the bonding step cannot proceed. This process mainly involves stacking the cut thin sheet materials layer by layer, using adhesives such as glue and hot melt glue to bond the layers of thin sheets together. To ensure the shape of the model and the dimensional accuracy of the LOM 3D printing service, manufacturers need to pay attention to maintaining the positioning accuracy between each layer during the bonding process.
- Post-processing: After the bonding is completed, the model is subjected to post-processing, such as removing excess support structures, polishing, coloring, etc. The purpose of this step is to improve the appearance quality and practicality of the model.
- Inspection and evaluation: Inspect and evaluate the completed LOM 3D printing service model to ensure that it meets design requirements and usage needs. If necessary, manufacturers can promptly modify and optimize the model.
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