- CI will demonstrate additive manufacturing’s “art of the possible” with displays featuring a full-size Shelby Cobra, a scaled fighter aircraft, a 12-ft. kayak, and a PUV (Printed Utility Vehicle), all produced with the company’s new Big Area Additive Manufacturing machine.
OCTOBER 2015 – Cincinnati Incorporated (CI) demonstrates the versatility of additive manufacturing at Fabtech (Nov 9-12) with displays featuring a full size Shelby Cobra automobile, a scaled fighter jet, a12-ft. kayak, and a utility vehicle that were all produced using the new Big Area Additive Manufacturing (BAAM) system.
The carbon and glass fiber reinforced ABS plastic materials for these displays were provided by SABIC and Techmer Engineered Solutions. The large-scale additive machine uses a steel fabricated chassis and advanced linear drive motors as the base, and extrudes hot thermoplastic to build parts, layer by layer. The machine, developed as part of a cooperative research and development agreement between CI and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, introduces significant new manufacturing capabilities to a wide range of industries including automotive, aerospace, marine, appliance and many more.
Big Area Additive Manufacturing (BAAM) System (Photograph courtesy of CI)
The BAAM machine on display at Fabtech has a work envelope of 65”x140”x34” and extrusion rate of about 38 lbs/hr and will be printing parts made with SABIC’s THERMOCOMP™ compound, an ABS carbon fiber material which provides excellent strength-to-weight ratio and high stiffness. CI makes a larger size that has a work envelope of 8 x 20 x 6 ft. with an extrusion rate of about 100 lbs/hr. The machine prints polymer components up to 10 times larger than currently producible, at speeds 1,000 times faster than existing additive machines. The machine’s extruder uses a wide variety of thermoplastics and fiber reinforced thermoplastics to meet the needs of a variety of commercial applications, including furniture and tooling.
“All of the displays will show the art of the possible with additive manufacturing,” said Carey Chen, President and CEO of Cincinnati Incorporated. “The kayak display will be shown as 1/3 raw additive material (ABS carbon fiber), 1/3 filled with gel coat, and 1/3 finished and painted, demonstrating the phases of finishing 3D printed parts. These displays will have a huge ‘wow’ factor at the show because they show how large-part additive manufacturing can be applied in our daily lives.”
Fabtech Exhibit Halls (Image courtesy of CI)
In addition to the four displays, the company will have two exhibits. The BAAM machine will be on display in booth N-9000 in the entrance to the North Hall of Chicago’s McCormick Place, while the new electric 40-ton GOFORM press brake will be demonstrated in booth S-2799 in the South Hall. The South Hall booth will include a large video wall with unique footage angles of CI’s laser cutting systems, automation, and press brakes.
Visit 3D Printed Displays Throughout McCormick
Booth N9000 | BAAM (Big Area Additive Manufacturing) Exhibit
Press Conference: Tuesday, November 10 | 2:30pm
About Cincinnati Incorporated
Cincinnati Incorporated is a technology leader in manufacturing fiber and CO2 lasers, automation, press brakes, shears, as well as BAAM (Big Area Additive Manufacturing). In addition, Cincinnati powdered metal compacting presses are the most advanced additive process used for high volume production metal parts. PM presses cost-effectively make high volume production parts that make cars lighter and more efficient.
Cincinnati Incorporated
7420 Kilby Road
Harrison, OH 45030 USA
Tel: (513) 367-7100
Contact:
Richard Neff
Manager Market Development
(513) 367-7663 Direct
(513) 300-7343 Cell
rick.neff@e-ci.com
Source: Cincinnati Incorporated