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Template for MTX Additive Manufacturing

Overview

Additive Manufacturing (AM) - largely also referred to as 3D printing - is an emerging and innovative manufacturing process, which differs fundamentally from conventional manufacturing processes and opens up completely new possibilities for research and industry.

What is additive manufacturing?

As a collective term, additive manufacturing processes include all those manufacturing processes with which three-dimensional models, samples, prototypes, tools or finished products are generated by the automated application of materials layer by layer.

Motor flange constructed with 3D printing

Features

  • Gantry Axis applied

  • Factor control for Extruder Axis

  • Temperature Controller included

  • Process Time display

  • Screen for Job management

  • Temperature Overview Screen

  • Temperature (Coldend,Hotend and Filament) displayed on NC Screen

  • NC- Simulation


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Hardware requirements

  • MTX control (XM42-S, XM42-P or XM42-A)

  • Drive controller (IndraDrive CS/M/Mi, ctrlX DRIVE)

  • For temperature control:

    • Analog Input: S20_AI_4_UTH(S20-AI-4-UTH)

Software requirements

  • IndraWorks Engineering for CNC system MTX 15VRS
    R911337570: SWL-IWORKS-MTX-NNVRS-D0-ENG /Single license

    • Programming and project planning software for MTX

    • Win Studio lite Editor

  • IndraWorks Operation 2 for CNC system MTX 15VRS
    R911396004: SWL-IWORKS-MTX-NNVRS-F2-OPD2 /Single license

    • HMI-software for standard CNC operations

    • WinStudio runtime, Lite-license inclusive

  • Technology Package Additive Manufacturing
    R911399770: FWS-MTX-AM1******-NNVRS-NN-NNN/Single license

    • MTX software option

    • MTX FA – utilize fast PLC actions

    • Gantry axes with command value coupling

    • Placements (machining on inclined surfaces)

    • Path programming with G6 (Spline interpolation B-Spline, NURBS)

    • System axis coupling for setting up electronic gears

    • Temperature closed loop control; OPC-UA server

    • Standard project template for additive manufacturing (extrusion technologies)

Optional licenses

  • IndraWorks Workstation 2 for CNC system MTX 15VRS
    R911396002: SWL-IWORKS-MTX-NNVRS-F2-WORKSTATION2 /Single license

    • Engineering + Operation

    • Emulation

  • IndraWorks Virtual Machine Builder (VMB)
    Software Download

  • R911394064: SWS-MTX***-ENG-01VRS-D0-VMB-DGL /USB-Dongle

  • IndraWorks Virtual Machine Simulation
    R911374010: SWS-MTX***-RUN-NNVRS-D0-VMS /Single license

Documentation

Application manual Additive Manufacturing.docx
9.63MB

Installation

Note: zip.file will be uploaded asap.

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