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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
3D Printer Model in our NC-Simulator
It shows the axes (X,Y,Z) of a 3D Printer Model in the NC- Simulator
Formation of the workpiece while the NC program is running
Finished workpiece, a motor flange

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

Installation

  • AppBasicProjectAM_04V04.zip
    88.29MB

Documentation

  • Application manual Additive Manufacturing.docx
    9.63MB

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Application manual Additive Manufacturing.docx
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AppBasicProjectAM_04V04.zip
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