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In the INSIDE Metal AM project Sirris, CRM and BIL investigated the technological and economical feasibility of 3D printing with steel. Next to understanding all the opportunities for redesign and added value, there are also economical and technical questions to be answered. It was the goal of the ...

As a manufacturer of aerospace parts, Sonaca is continuously searching for methods to reduce the weight of their products, either by materials selection or production technology.

Granutools offers measuring technology to characterise metallic additive manufacturing powders. It aims to provide technology to characterise the spreadability of the powders and approached Sirris for its expertise in the field.

Founded in 2003, GeonX specialises in software development for the manufacturing industry. They develop, produce and distribute computer-based design software solutions. The company’s main specialisation is the virtual factory, with the VirFac for Virtual Factory software as their flagship project ...

ASCO Industries is world leader in the design and manufacturing of high lift devices, complex mechanical assemblies and major functional components for the aerospace industry. To safeguard the competitive position in the high-lift devices for all major aircraft families (Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier ...

Aerosint has developed a powder recoating system for additive manufacturing in powder bed technologies. This system can spread two or more powders in a single coating. The new technology allows for different approaches, such as multi-material printing, printing without a binding agent for indirect ...

The intention to start using AM too often bumps into a lack of expertise and know-how. Here is where projects such as INSIDE metal AM come to your aid. It’s not just about selecting applications suited for AM, in a next step the right technologies for the job have to be identified and implemented ...

The InsightProducts project focused on supporting companies to improve their product and service offering through a cost-effective approach to relevant and qualitative product data acquisition and use, in view of digital servitisation. In what follows, a short overview of the main project results is ...

Digital servitisation is a specific type of servitisation. Within this new revenue model, value is created thanks to the digital services that complement a physical product. Smart objects, the use of which is facilitated by associated services, are the most obvious examples. The concept can ...

In two webinars on 17 November 2020, Sirris and Granutools will give you new insight in powder handling for AM. We will go deeper into the use of compaction curves to detect a drift linked to contamination of aluminium powder by humidity.