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The customer turned to Makerly for help in printing a set of parts on the industrial HP Jet Fusion 5210 line. HP PA 12 polyamide was used as the printing material. This technology makes it possible to produce strong and reliable parts of any geometric complexity. They are resistant to moisture, chemicals, and ultraviolet radiation.
The customer needed a housing for the optical head tilt interface to be manufactured using 3D printing. The reason for the request was the search for a manufacturer who would meet the required quality and geometric specifications of the part. Previously, the customer had contacted another company that uses a similar 3D-printing technology; however, the sample parts had unsatisfactory surface roughness, which led to increased labor required to finish the component to an appropriate commercial appearance.
Representatives of the tuning studio contacted Makerly and provided ready-made 3D models of the required parts. The components were printed on an industrial HP Jet Fusion 5210 printer using PA 12 polyamide. This technology and material make it possible to produce strong and durable parts with high detail resolution (up to 1200 DPI). The finished components are resistant to mechanical stress, moisture, chemicals, and UV exposure.
At the stage of developing the design of a real car with an internal combustion engine, the client needed prototypes of the housings at a 20:1 scale. The parts were required for visual evaluation and further refinement of the design. Therefore, the finished models had to be printed without support structures, with minimal shrinkage and high precision.
For production, the client required two sets of plastic parts — lids and housings for a mini sink used for water collection. The company manufactures some components in-house using an FDM 3D printer, but for certain parts their own equipment could not provide the required surface quality and appearance.
The client needed a set of 10 parts for manufacturing airsoft replica components, all of which had complex geometries. The parts were tested on photopolymer and FDM printers, but they failed to provide the required strength and demanded labor-intensive post-processing.
For precise balancing and pointing of the telescope, the client needed an alignment assembly consisting of 8 parts with complex geometries.
The client needed a flashlight holder for car repair work. The finished product had to be strong and resistant to thermal loads and chemical exposure. The customer had tried various 3D printing technologies, but none of them provided the required quality.
To work with new materials and temperature conditions, the client needed to print a test set of a mask sized 165×155×120 mm. The product had to maintain dimensional accuracy and withstand exposure to hot steam and sunlight. Previously, the client had tried using SLA printing, but such models could not withstand high temperatures and deformed when heated.
To start serial production of some incubator elements, the client needed to print a test batch of 50 parts. After choosing the appropriate option, it was planned to produce the parts on an injection molding machine. Therefore, the finished products had to be as accurate as possible.
For the production of prostheses, the client needed a set of components made from a strong and durable material. Several printing technologies were considered for this purpose, but none met the technical and economic requirements: FDM and SLS did not provide the required quality, while SLA printing turned out to be too expensive.
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