Manufacturing capabilities
Additive manufacturing
Two complementary technologies: printed sand molds and cores for metal casting, and FDM thermoplastic printing for tooling and components.
A connected process
Model
Prepare the digital geometry for the intended process.
Build thermoplastic tooling or sand molds and cores.
Apply
Use the printed output in prototyping or casting.
Printed sand. New possibilities.
The Voxeljet VX1000-PDB builds sand molds and cores directly from digital models. This supports complex geometries and prototype casting without first producing a conventional pattern.
FDM tooling and components
Stratasys Fortus 900mc systems build patterns, core boxes, fixtures and thermoplastic components. Durable printed tooling connects digital engineering to the foundry process.
Technical overview
| Printed-sand system | Voxeljet VX1000-PDB |
|---|---|
| Sand build space | 1000 × 600 × 500 mm |
| Sand materials | 100 AFS silica sand; ACCUCAST ID80 Cerabeads |
| FDM systems | Stratasys Fortus 900mc |
| FDM build space | 36 × 24 × 36 inches |
| Thermoplastic materials | ABS M30, polycarbonate and ULTEM 9085 |
| Applications | Patterns, core boxes, sand molds and cores, fixtures and plastic components |
Equipment capacities describe the published system configuration; usable part size and achievable tolerance depend on the component and process.