Smart Molding International 2-2020

44 smart_molding international 2/2020 3D printing C urrently, up to sixty percent of the manufacturing costs of a 3D printed part are attributed to the highly manual steps of post processing the part after it has been printed. Cur - rent de-powdering methods are costly and time consuming. The PostProDP range has been specif - ically designed for the AM industry, and provides a standalone high throughput industrial de-powdering solution. Both de-powdering machines are CE and ATEX certified. Differentiating features include an internally located adjust - able and removable tumble basket to allowoptimized part cleaning, as well as minimizing the fine particulate powder leakage after processing. Furthermore, ionizing nozzles leave the parts com - pletely powder free after blasting. This unique design configuration allows for a safer and more efficient user experi - ence. The systems are equipped with a recipe-controlled PLC controller pre - loaded with recipes for each common material combination, therefore offer - ing a truly plug and play solution. The PostProDP is 3D printer material agonistic and works with all powder- based printer platforms including HP Multi Jet Fusion, EOS, and 3D Systems, as well as a range of thermoplastic polymers such as polyamides and elas - tomeric materials. The system can be run with multiple medias, including steel balls, and takes 10 minutes to re - move all the powder without damaging any of the parts. The PostProDP range complements AMT’s existing range of PostPro3D vapor smoothing machines and contributes to AMT’s vision of of - fering a full end to end post-processing workflow. Joseph Crabtree, CEO of AMT com - mented: “AMT’s vision is to develop fully automated safe and sustainable post-processing solutions to enable the industrial production of additivelymanu - factured parts at scale. We first achieved this with the successful commercializa - tion of the PostPro3D vapor smoothing system. De-powdering is the next key bottleneck in the post processing chain, and PostProDP goes a long way to miti - gate many of the current issues with cleaning AM parts. We are delighted to be partneringwith industry experts Leer - ing on this industry critical mission.” André Gaalman, CEO of Leering commented: "Leering are experts in surface finishing with 80 years of expe - rience in machine design and produc - tion for surface treatment. We export our machines, branded Normfinish, worldwide. The partnership with AMT will allow us to strengthen each other’s positions in additive manufacturing and offer our joint customers globally the best solution for their post-pro - cessing needs. We’re excited to offer our customers each other’s solutions and bring a next generation of post- processing solutions to the market.” PostProDP and PostProDP Pro have been tested with customers across Europe and the USA. The systems are available to order now from AMT. Additive Manufacturing Technologies (AMT) www.amtechnologies.com Additive Manufacturing Technologies Ltd (AMT), leader in industrial automated post-processing solutions for additive manufacturing (AM), and Leering Hengelo, internationally recognized producer of blasting equipment for the metal and plastics processing industry, have partnered together to bring two new de-powdering systems called PostProDP and PostProDP Pro to the market. AMT Launches PostProDP, an Automated De-powdering System for 3D Printing