SQP Engineering 3D Print Non-Marring Vacuum Jigs
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SQP Engineering is a Western Australian supplier of precision-machined products, primarily for the mining, oil and gas sectors. Established in 2006, SQP’s 10-person team’s extensive client list includes Australian industry giants BHP and Woodside. The company is proud to have been the first in Western Australia to purchase an FX20 printer.
SQP regularly produces large production runs of small Perspex screens that require CNC milling. The company originally machined aluminium jigs in-house, but SQP found the aluminium often marred the soft Perspex — leading to unacceptable scrap rates.
“Vacuum jigs are part and parcel of the CNC methodology, but we have taken this to the next level by producing printed jigs that can hold very intricate parts. This we can do quickly, accurately and inexpensively using the printer,”
– David Miller, Managing Director of SQP Engineering.
“These jigs are costing us about a dollar apiece to print in terms of material, and we can print them whenever one of our printers is not being used for production work – overnight, if necessary. To make them in aluminium, factoring in materials, operator time and lost machine time, each jig would conservatively cost five times as much.”
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Could you benefit from quick, cost effective, in-house manufacturing like SQP Engineering? By 3D printing, they can have new jigs and fixtures ready in hours instead of days, and save hundreds of dollars on every part they manufacture.
Get in touch with us at Mark3D UK Limited to arrange a live demonstration at your facility, or to request a sample 3D printed part to test yourself!
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