The Next Dimension Of 3Dimension Printing

The Next Dimension Of 3Dimension Printing

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We’ve been told last month that the Israeli Air Force has acquired Stratasys’ Fortus 900 3D printers – the company’s leading, most professional printer, state-of-the-art in the 3D printing field. This acquisition only confirms what was already well-known – 3D printing is the future technological solution for many problems arising in development and manufacturing.

Su-Pad, Stratasys’ exclusive representative in Israel, is active in the field of 3D printing since 1998. Stratasys is the world’s leading company today for manufacturing high-end 3D printers, and specializes in the aerospace field. The leading aerospace companies – Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Airbus and many others – have long been using Stratasys’ 3D printers.

The use of 3D printers is gaining momentum in Israel as well. Israeli Aerospace Industry, Elbit Systems, and recently the Air Force – all use this technology for their needs and are equipped with a capability to self-produce products and tools using 3D printing.

Stratasys printers have many advantages for the aerospace field – first of which is the use of Ultem 9085 polymer  – a material with weight and strength characters that are fit for flight. Using 3D printers saves the act of assembling and production costs, offer better felxibility and most of all – saves a lot of time. No need for moulds, no need for inventories. A whole family of parts can be produced with one single printing job. For example, you could print lay up tools for composite and on the same tray print the drill and trim tool Bottom line, with layering the process of 3D printing, it’s possible to shorten TTM ( Time-To-Market).

Over the past year, Su-Pad has been representing Realizer in Israel – manufacturer of 3D printers in metal. The possibility to 3D print metal opens up to developers and manufacturers new and exciting possibilities. This technology will also be presented in the upcoming AUS&R exhibition.

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