{"id":9348,"date":"2020-04-22T07:47:12","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T07:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mark3d.com\/de\/?page_id=9348"},"modified":"2020-05-15T09:00:02","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T09:00:02","slug":"oil-and-gas-company-download","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mark3d.com\/de\/en\/oil-and-gas-company-download\/","title":{"rendered":"Oil & Gas Companies \u2013 download"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Reduction of changeover times and increase of plant throughput through Markforged technology<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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The manufacturing department of a Canadian energy provider faced the challenge of developing a device for automatically loading large fiber optic cable reels. This was necessary to significantly reduce changeover time and increase plant throughput. The replacement reels weighed between 50 kg and 105 kg, making them too heavy to transport.<\/span>
\nThe cost of manufacturing the custom parts for the machine was prohibitively high. "These one-off parts typically have a lead time of three to six weeks," said Phil M., a senior mechanical designer. Commissioning the machine was expected to increase the plant's throughput by 15%. The company faced a loss-making situation\u2014either pay the additional cost of building the machine or forgo the increase in plant throughput.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Phil and his team had heard about Markforged and realized they could print several of their custom aluminum parts on a Markforged 3D printer. He demonstrated the potential savings and purchased a Markforged Mark Two\u2014a desktop 3D printer capable of printing with continuous filament. The team began printing parts for the machine and discovered they could do so at a significantly lower cost. There are now 53 3D printed components for the handling machine, including fuse covers, laser sensor mounts, mechanical covers, bump stops, motor mounts, and more. In addition, the team has been replacing machine parts that broke during testing or needed adjustments with Markforged 3D printed parts overnight. These spare parts are critical to keeping the machine's development on schedule.<\/span>
\nThe company leveraged the added value of Markforged technology and reinforced components with continuous fibers for added strength. Phil estimates that about 50 percent of the printed parts were reinforced with Kevlar\u00ae, HSHT glass fiber, or carbon fiber. "For impact-loaded parts, we chose Kevlar\u00ae or HSHT glass fiber, and for parts that needed stiffer, we chose carbon fiber," says Phil. The design team saved \u20ac19,000 by replacing aluminum and sheet metal parts with 3D-printed parts on the handling machine alone.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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