The precision machining company will use the machine to produce parts in Constellium’s Aheadd CP1 aluminium alloy, a material which is said to greatly reduces post-printing heat treatment requirements.
Stratasys and AM Craft have partnered to grow the demand for flight-certified 3D printed parts in the aviation industry, with Stratasys also investing in the aviation manufacturing firm.
This binder chemistry is said to eliminate a heating step during printing and can improve 3D printing speed by 50% - depending on selected print parameters and material – according to Desktop Metal.
Set to be showcased at next week's RAPID + TCT event and developed in partnership with BASF Forward AM, the SAF PP is designed to provide greater cost efficiency and superior part quality in Powder Bed Fusion technologies.
Described as the company's 'most automated large-scale machine made to print engineering-grade and fiber-reinforced materials', the VIIO 250 has been designed to produce large, high-resolution parts 'as effortlessly as possible.'
At TCT 3Sixty earlier this month, ToffeeX CEO Marco Pietropaoli sat down with TCT Magazine to discuss the company’s beginnings, the key capabilities of its flagship product, and the maturity of generative design software.
