by Industrial Print Magazine Staff
RAPID + TCT is back May 17 to 19, 2022 at Huntington Place in Detroit, MI. Produced by SME and Rapid News Publications, the event is known as one of North America’s largest additive manufacturing (AM) events. Over 300 exhibitors are set to showcase the latest in three-dimensional (3D) technologies and applications.
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Vendors planning to demonstrate at the show share their standout products.
AlphaSTAR Technology Solutions, booth 1337, showcases GENOA 3DP, a software that models various AM processes and materials across polymer and metal applications. Users can implement micro and macro voids into their process models resulting in virtual precision assembly. INFO# 210
CGTech, booth 1625, demonstrates the latest version of VERICUT, the industry standard for CNC machining simulation. VERICUT detects collisions and errors in an NC program before running them on a machine. Improve manufacturing efficiency and capacity while preserving machines, cutting tools, and reducing repair and scrap costs. INFO# 211
DMG MORI, booth 3308, exhibits the LASERTEC DED hybrid printer, equipped with comprehensive process monitoring and control with an AM assistant. It features in-machine 3D scanning for advanced repair. Also on display, the best-in-class precision LASERTEC SLM printer with a high-productivity, full-field dual laser. INFO# 212
EOS, booth 2901, encourages attendees to visit and see the EOS M 300-4 system, the most powerful and productive metal AM platform available today—featuring a 300x300x400 millimeter build volume, and four high-speed scanners working in concert with four 400 watt Yb-fiber lasers. INFO# 213
Evonik, booth 1034, presents its portfolio of INFINAM branded high-performance polymer powders and resins like polyamide 12, elastomers, or the new product line of photopolymers. It knows the right buttons to develop and manufacture materials and adjust process to a series-capable solution. INFO# 214
MELD Manufacturing Corporation, booth 3231, invites attendees to stand inside the MELD Manufacturing booth and be inside a space that is as large as the print area that will utilize the MELD process on the world’s largest metal printer. The printer is capable of printing components at a size of 20x30x12 feet. INFO# 215
Meteor Inkjet Ltd., booth 3142, shows its full range of solutions for 3D and AM print systems including drive electronics for all major industrial inkjet printheads, ready-to-use Digital Front Ends that integrate with commercially available 3D build tools, and Software Development Kits allowing custom printers to be built from the ground up. INFO# 216
Prodways Tech, booth 1553, launches its new selective laser sintering (SLS) 3D printer, the ProMaker P1000 S. It offers a large and accessible built platform of 300x300x360 milimeters, an advanced heating control for good thermal stability, over 50 adjustable parameters, and slicing on the fly functionality to add parts during the printing process. INFO# 217
Renishaw, booth 2341, introduces a new range of 3D printing machinery. The RenAM 500S Flex, a single laser AM machine and the RenAM 500Q Flex, a four laser AM machine, are variants of the RenAM 500 range. Both systems feature a simplified powder handling system, which is suited to manufacturers who must regularly swap build materials during production. INFO# 218
Stratasys, booth 2601, invites attendees to see the company’s AM solutions and talk with experts about all five of the company’s 3D printing technologies—FDM, PolyJet, SAF, P3, and stereolithography—as well as the company’s software ecosystem, GrabCAD Print Additive Manufacturing Platform. INFO# 219
Thermwood, booth 2213, prints aerospace tooling on an LSAM Additive Printer 510 live at RAPID + TCT. This promises to be an exciting demonstration of the LSAM Additive Printer Large Scale Additive System. The LSAM Additive Printer features a single fixed gantry, 5×10-foot moving table, four feet maximum print height, and a maximum print temperature of 450 degrees. INFO# 220
TRUMPF, booth 2908, demonstrates laser marking 3D metal printed parts with a TruMark Station 7000 laser marking station featuring a TruMark 6030 laser marker and VisionLine 3 feature recognition capability. INFO# 221
WASP, booth 1946, announces the new INDUSTRIAL and CLAY lines. For the INDUSTRIAL Line, 4070 ZX is designed to print technical and robust materials like PA Carbon. For the CLAY line, the new WASP 40100 CLAY continuous feeding machine is another patent designed by WASP for the ceramic field. INFO# 222
Xact Metal, booth 3227, displays its affordable solutions for metal 3D printing, such as the XM200C, a compact and powerful powder bed fusion machine designed for research and development, education, prototyping, and small batch production. It also plans to have the XM200G System, which was released at the end of 2021, offering a larger build area 150x150x150 millimeters. INFO# 223
Xerox Elem Additive, booth 3243, invites attendees to explore one of the safest and simplest metal AM machines on the market, Liquid Metal AM. Speak with engineering experts and examine a library of printed parts. Ask about Xerox’ virtual equipment demonstration and who its manufacturing partners are. INFO# 224
XJet, booth 1301, debuts the Carmel 1400M. In addition, XJet focuses on its ceramic AM systems, demonstrating how manufacturers can achieve automated, repeatable production of high-definition AM parts. INFO# 225
Heading to Detroit
If you’re considering AM as part of your production line, look no further than Detroit. RAPID + TCT promises to showcase next-generation technology. If you can’t attend in person, join digitally. With a digital pass, attendees have access to live streamed and on demand industry keynotes in addition to virtual booths and meetings with peers and manufacturing professionals. Visit rapid3devent.com to register for a digital pass. IPM
Apr2022, Industrial Print Magazine