{"id":8387,"date":"2019-12-12T12:47:36","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T12:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mark3d.com\/de\/?p=8387"},"modified":"2020-07-28T10:09:45","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T10:09:45","slug":"additive-fertigung-3d-druck-im-maschinenbau-metallbau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mark3d.com\/de\/en\/anwenderberichte\/additive-fertigung-3d-druck-im-maschinenbau-metallbau\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you have a \u201cFrank\u201d in your company?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you have a \u201cFrank\u201d in your company?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><\/div>

\u201cThe eternal problem of the mechanical engineer is waiting for parts.\u201d<\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

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As an engineer, you can create a complex CAD model in minutes or hours, but manufacturing... You have to wait weeks or months. We miss product delivery deadlines, new products are delayed, we miss business opportunities, and we can't compete. Long lead times slow your company's ability to innovate, increase time to market, and reduce margins. According to a Timex survey, the average person spends about 5 years of their life waiting for things.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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So why does it take so long for your parts to be finished?<\/h2><\/div>
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This is "Frank." Frank works in your workshop or Frank works in a manufacturing facility to which you outsource your production. Since all parts production is managed by Frank, he controls when you receive your parts and the company's production schedule. He tells you what you can and can't do, and his time to create your CAD model is between 2 and 6 weeks. In the worst case, he is based overseas and will take months to manufacture your parts. In many cases, internal R&D\/factory departments give up and opt to outsource parts manufacturing.<\/p>\n

Markforged was founded five years ago in Greg Marks' living room. Long lead times forced him to seek a better method for producing strong parts. His dream: to enable engineers to quickly produce high-strength parts. From this necessity, the idea of merging carbon fiber production and 3D printing technology was born.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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What about 3D printing on demand?<\/h2><\/div>
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Before Markforged, you could 3D print parts out of plastic, but plastic isn't strong enough for industrial applications.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Plastic 3D printers produce parts that are weak and prone to breakage in industrial applications, lack tolerances, exhibit poor surface finishes and low heat deflection temperatures, are intolerant of cutting fluids used in machine tools, and are sensitive to chemicals used in process industries. To implement 3D printing at scale, the industry needed reliable, repeatable processes that ensure production quality.<\/p>\n<\/div>

\u201cUltimately, the part you produce and offer to your customers represents your company.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Request a DEMO component now!<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><\/div>
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See for yourself how strong the components are.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Request a DEMO component now<\/span><\/a><\/div>
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The difference between carbon fibers<\/h2><\/div>
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Markforged has figured out how to 3D print continuous fibers. And they've made it affordable enough to be deployed on any engineer's desktop. By moving from prototype to functional prototype to develop final-use parts as strong as steel, industrial additive manufacturing is rapidly gaining industry acceptance. By 3D printing parts previously manufactured with CNC\/milling, you save time and money.<\/p>\n<\/div>

\u201cNow you can enjoy the reliability of CNC parts with the flexibility of 3D printing.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

Markforged's unique composite reinforcement technology makes printing with the strength of aluminum possible. All our parts have a nylon (or onyx) outer layer, with the option of infilling the structure and adding fiber reinforcement. 3D printed parts are stiffer and stronger than ever before!<\/p>\n<\/div>

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More stable than aluminum.<\/strong> Markforged continuous fiber-reinforced parts are in a completely different class than conventional 3D printing plastics. On the left, we see Onyx (our base plastic) and how it compares to ABS and nylon. The same lines are shown in the graph on the right, but they're squashed in the lower right corner\u2014this is because continuous fiber reinforcement is the only way to make a plastic part stronger than aluminum. How strong are these parts, really? Can they support up to 10 tons?!<\/p>\n<\/div>