3D scan, 3D measurement,
3D design and 3D printing
at DAVOSCAN GmbH
David Oelschlägel, founder and Managing Director of DAVOSCAN GmbH, began providing services in the field of optical 3D scanning and measurement of industrial components in 2014. Demand quickly expanded to include reverse engineering and automated robot measurement technology.
Initially, a 3D printer was purchased for the company's own auxiliary components. Today, additive design and now five Markforged 3D printers round off the range of professional services.
Project goals
Independence through complete in-house production
In 2015, David Oelschlägel was looking for a way to manufacture small components for creating measurement recordings and "auxiliary components" in-house so as not to be dependent on a supplier. CNC milling was out of the question for DAVOSCAN for various reasons.
"We can manufacture all the contour-bound components we need for our measurement recordings in-house and are therefore 100 % independent," says David Oelschlägel happily.
At a glance
Approach
Fast and reliable for customer satisfaction
"Markforged offers hardware, software and materials of the quality we need. The system is "well-rounded" - we can concentrate fully on our project work and don't have to "bother" with printer parameters. We now use five 3D printers from Markforged and can rely on the fact that, regardless of which 3D printer we use, the result is always the same quality. Markforged's 3D printers are production machines for us - we concentrate on generating the data required for printing," reports David Oelschlägel.
The 3D printers are operated by all employees and used to produce components for measurement recordings (3D scan), "auxiliary production parts", spare parts, etc. For example, the drilling aid for standard aluminum profiles shown above was quickly designed, printed and used as required.
"Our customers always give us positive feedback that the price and quality are convincing because the "Markforged system" simply works."
Shown on the left is a modified cover for an on-board passage on a sailing yacht. This was to be replaced quickly and easily for an Atlantic crossing and was therefore converted from a screw connection to a plug connection. The original components were captured using the 3D scanner, the data adapted and 8 modified components printed from Onyx.
These components withstood the demands of six weeks in salt water.
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Solution
3D printing for personal use, now also as a service
"We didn't have the opportunity to manufacture parts ourselves before. Now it's just great when we can get an idea or a quick job done immediately, just by starting up the 3D printers!"
Many of the components produced on the Markforged 3D printers are for personal use or to make everyday life easier.
A mounting bracket for a measuring fixture aluminum profile should be light enough to hold the construction with one hand and guarantee a right angle. The many rounded edges, holes and drill holes could be implemented quickly and easily using additive manufacturing.
Pictured below left is a holder for an airbrush gun, which had to be placed randomly beforehand. The small component measures approx. 5 x 3 cm and could be printed in 1 hour 18 minutes.
The housing component shown below (the original on the left) was 3D scanned and designed for the 3D printer using reverse engineering. The cost of the 3D printed housing is 90 % cheaper than the original component.
In addition, the 3D printed plastic component is much lighter than the original with almost the same properties.
Here you can also clearly see the high surface quality. This is equal to injection molded parts!
The flagpole shown on the front page was designed as an alternative to a costly, purchasable flagpole. The upper part was fitted with a ball bearing so that the flag can adjust smoothly to the wind direction. The component was printed without additional continuous fiber reinforcement and serves as a long-term test object. It has been exposed to the sun and various weather conditions every day for 1.5 years.
DAVOSCAN considers the consideration of "hybrid components" to be very useful, as not everything always has to be 3D printed. The use of additive technology also makes sense in combination with other technologies.
"After several years of experience, I fully agree that 3D printing is a real addition to production. Our now 5 Markforged production machines have become indispensable for internal tasks and customer projects. Industrial 3D printing is NO longer a technology of the future!"
- David Oelschlägel, Managing Director of DAVOSCAN GmbH
The future
High potential for a secure future
"Hardware, software and material form a well-functioning system. We want to further develop the potential of 3D printing and, above all, what it can do for us, especially thinking in this direction in advance during the development phase (design).
There are many more examples of how 3D printed components can make everyday life easier. Below left, a holder for roller shutter door remote controls was printed; on the right, an adapter for a camera tripod. Because a camera did not fit onto the tripod thread, DAVOSCAN quickly designed an adapter into which the two matching threads were inserted during printing.
"We often don't even look to see if the parts we need are available to buy online. After considering the cost-benefit effect, we then go straight to the 3D printer."
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