10 November 2019
Additive manufacturing opens up new options for developers and designers. An individual tractor joystick can be realised just as easily as bionically formed lightweight components in tedders – or the virtually unlimited supply of spare parts.
Industry experts agree: additive manufacturing will greatly benefit agriculture, forestry and construction within the next ten years. While up until now the focus of 3D printing was on rapid prototyping, i.?e. the manufacturing of prototypes, the focus of this year’s Systems & Components is increasingly on manufacturing “real” components in series production. A look at the range of products and services offered by the approximately 800 exhibiting companies shows that the potential of additive manufacturing is opening up in-house for an increasing number of OEMs.
Using 3D printing and bionic design, geometries and complicated structures can now be realised in hollow bodies which could not be produced in the past. This results in weight and performance-optimised joint assemblies made of plastic, e.g. for tedders. They not only have a different appearance than their predecessors produced in cast metal but their weight is just one-tenth of that of their metal counterparts with the same loadability. This enables individualisation through the close intermeshing of modern CAD and simulation tools integrated in the workflow of agricultural and construction machine manufacturers and their suppliers.
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3D printing for agriculture
For modern agricultural and construction machines, the requirements regarding reliability, flexibility and ease of operation are demanding. From 10 to 16 November, Systems & Components in Hanover focuses on the opportunities for off-highway markets using 3D printing.
 Photo: ZMorph Multitool on Unsplash3D printing for agriculture |
Industry experts agree: additive manufacturing will greatly benefit agriculture, forestry and construction within the next ten years. While up until now the focus of 3D printing was on rapid prototyping, i.?e. the manufacturing of prototypes, the focus of this year’s Systems & Components is increasingly on manufacturing “real” components in series production. A look at the range of products and services offered by the approximately 800 exhibiting companies shows that the potential of additive manufacturing is opening up in-house for an increasing number of OEMs.
Using 3D printing and bionic design, geometries and complicated structures can now be realised in hollow bodies which could not be produced in the past. This results in weight and performance-optimised joint assemblies made of plastic, e.g. for tedders. They not only have a different appearance than their predecessors produced in cast metal but their weight is just one-tenth of that of their metal counterparts with the same loadability. This enables individualisation through the close intermeshing of modern CAD and simulation tools integrated in the workflow of agricultural and construction machine manufacturers and their suppliers.
https://www.agritechnica.com/de
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