About 16 percent of the companies in the Benelux 3D print in-house or outsource it. This is evident from figures from Statistics Netherlands. Kris Binon, director of Flam3D, estimates the figures for Flanders to be just as high. That means that 84 percent are not yet 3D printing. As a first step, they can follow the Start to 3D print seminar on 28 February.
Kris Binon recently used these figures in his presentation during the seminar at cards 3D Printing Solutions. He calls this 16 percent – 5 percent 3D printing parts delivered to customers – a good start. If you look at the figures mentioned in the management books on innovation from innovators in early adopters add up, you arrive at that 16 percent. “We have really arrived at the early majority”, says Kris Binon. The adoption of 3D printing will accelerate.
The AM technologies and applications at the heart of the seminar
Practical examples
So those who are not yet involved in this movement can visit Seido Systems in Wevelgem on February 28, where Flam3D, IndustrialFairs and Seido Systems are organizing a seminar for companies that wonder whether 3D printing is something for them, but do not know which technology to use where. . After an overview of the various AM techniques with advantages and disadvantages and suitable applications, a large number of practical cases are reviewed. This is done on the basis of practical examples of the participating Flam3D members.
From aviation to the plastics and molding industry
These applications come from Bühlmann, the supplier of Desktop Metal AM systems for the metalworking, casting industry and plastics processing companies. Harry Kleijnen (formerly Additive Industries, now with Kiamco a private consultancy for AM) will show the practical examples from his background in industrial 3D metal printing. He is currently active in the Dutch aviation industry to explore the possibilities of additive manufacturing. The Dutch manufacturer of DLP printers Atum3D shows how you can already use this technology for rapid production of parts, for prototypes as well as final parts. Rösler Benelux takes a closer look at the post-processing possibilities of both metal and plastic.
Seido Systems shows a wide range of 3D printers
Host Seido Systems can illuminate the 3D printing experiences from two sides. The Flemish company has been a Benelux reseller for Stratasys for many years, with a whole line of 3D printers for various applications. This ranges from prototypes, tooling and medical models to the high-quality certified aircraft parts that are printed on a Stratasys Fortus. Seido Systems also has Xact Metal metal printers and Genera industrial DLP systems in its showroom. At the same time, Seido Systems also has the experience as a supplier, through sister company Seido Solutions, which uses 3D printing as a manufacturing technology in addition to CNC milling and turning.
Appetizer for Machineing
For IndustrialFairs, the seminar on February 28 is an appetizer for Machineering, the trade fair for the manufacturing industry that takes place in Brussels at the end of March: materials processing, supply and machine construction. Additive Manufacturing is one of the technology themes here. The subject is not only discussed on the exhibition floor, but also in the expert classes.
You can register here for the free Start to 3D printing seminar on February 28, which starts at 4 p.m.
And free tickets for Machineering can be requested here
Photo: a fixture for a 5-axis machining center 3D printed on a Stratasys machine from the F 123 line.
