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Automated and flexible cutting and bending line .
Smart and flexible automation technologies
Turkish sheet-metal specialist , Ermaksan , featured a range of automated and flexible bending technologies , as well as solutions for smart manufacturing , at the Blechexpo / Schweisstec trade show in Stuttgart ( Germany ) this November .
“ Our showcased products not only meet current manufacturing demands but also anticipate the challenges of tomorrow . Our commitment to staying ahead of emerging trends and understanding customer expectations drives us to create environmentally friendly , energy-efficient machines , establishing a seamless balance between sustainability and technological advances ,” it told ISMR .
Featured technologies at the trade show included an automation line ; an automatic cutting and bending system that Ermaksan terms its Flexible Cutting and Bending Line .
This integration of its FIBERMAK GEN-5 laser cutting machine with TOWERMAK loading system and the new SPEED BEND PRO press brake , enhanced with robotic applications , has been designed for productivity .
Ermaksan also introduced the FIBERTUBE- ECO cutting machine , equipped with a streamlined pipe-loading section , at the show . From handling pipes ranging from Ø20 to Ø200 to processing square and rectangular profiles , FIBERTUBE caters to applications across various sectors from defence and
FIBERTUBE-ECO cutting machine .
aerospace to furniture . The fibre optic laser pipe / profile cutting system was on display at the show in Stuttgart .
Ermaksan ’ s products include fibre laser and plasma cutters ; press brakes ; punch presses ; controllers ; 3D printers ; laser resonators and shears . n
www . ermaksan . com . tr
Universal 3D printing software additions
German / French software manufacturer , CoreTechnologie ( CT ), presented the new version 1.5 of its 4D _ Additive software at the Formnext trade fair in Frankfurt , Germany ( 7-10 November 2023 ). The universal 3D printing tool for additive manufacturing offers new functionality and improvements as well as new direct connections to 3D printers based on standard file formats .
“ Optimised functions and new direct interfaces make this universal 3D printing software for all 3D printers . At the trade fair , we presented a new product based on the nesting functions of 4D _ Additive , which allows the integration of fully automated nesting functions in MES systems in batch mode through a web service . With the system ’ s script language , the automated nesting processes can be individually adapted to customer requirements ,” said CT .
With the further developed 3D nesting module , large packing densities are generated and heat distribution without heat pockets is possible .
“ The revised Lattice functions create complex lightweight components or individual utility objects directly from CAD models . Just select the desired surface areas of the CAD model and define the edge thickness , desired structure and cell size . The software enables the creation of complex models with just a few clicks . A total of 22 different lattice structures are available ,” added the company .
With easy-to-use texture capabilities to create surface designs and connectivity to Adobe Substance Community Assets , thousands of textures are now available for free download to design 3D-printed parts .
The enhanced slicing module of the new 4D _ Additive software version 1.5 has a build manager for SLS and SLM printers and specific image generation processes for inkjet printers . For SLS and SLM machines , the laser paths and the laser parameters are freely defined and can be stored in the new material database . The slices for inkjet printers are defined by hollowing out the geometry with any wall thickness with different densities for the edge and fill areas . The slices are output as vector graphics or as a bitmap with full HD resolution .
Support structures for metal printing , DLP and SLA printing processes are further highlights . n
www . coretechnologie . com
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