3D printing for a wide range of applications in industry

In industry and especially in production, high demands are placed on the components and materials which are used. Complex shapes, often with a bionic character, are difficult and very costly to reproduce with conventional technology.

Additive manufacturing or 3D printing has been established itself here as a complementary technology. Printing systems from innovatiQ are developed for industrial applications. Durability, repeatability, process reliability, maintainability. What applies to production machines is also the standard for our printing systems.

Additive manufacturing technology is now used in every industry.With the 3D printing systems from innovatiQ, you are perfectly equipped for field-proven applications from the following industries:

Automotive industry

3D printing in the automotive industry has become very important and the development and production is no longer imaginable without this technology. Additive manufacturing in 3D printing helps turn ideas into reality faster which allows more focus on innovation and design.

The time and cost savings, as well as the speed and flexibility of 3D manufacturing, bring enormous competitive advantages to automotive manufacturers in the market.

Additive manufacturing can be used to produce a wide range of different components or prototypes in an easy and economical way.

Through 3D printing, the production stage series can be achieved more quickly. However, 3D printing technology has also become standard in prototyping and production. Self-manufactured auxiliary and operating materials are fully in use due to the use of various robust and flexible materials.

With printing systems from innovatiQ, you save resources while speeding up your processes and operations. InnovatiQ, as a German manufacturer of 3D printers, satisfies the high requirements of the automotive industry. With our products for industrial 3D printing you are definitely on the safe side!

3D printing requirements for the automotive industry

fast and cost-effective production of prototypes and small series

lower production and development costs

great flexibility regarding geometries, materials and properties

complex shapes are possible due to individually adaptable 3D printing

Production of robust and flexible components

possibility of component productions made of materials for high-temperature applications, with optimized technical properties

Areospace

3D printing for the aerospace industry is no longer a vision of the future. Especially in these high-tech industries, development is permanently driven forward.

This also includes innovative and optimized procurement of complex prototypes and special tools for production. Using additive manufacturing, serial parts can also be 3D printed.

In the aerospace industry, special attention is paid to the use of lightweight and stable components. Reducing weight saves fuel in aircraft construction. An economic advantage for the airlines.

Printing systems from innovatiQ process temperature-resistant high-performance materials that not only regularly prove their quality, but have already convinced many customers such as Airbus Helicopters.

Prototypes are manufactured quickly and independently of suppliers using additive manufacturing. This saves time and increases flexibility for confidential new developments.

Advantages of 3D printing for aerospace

great freedom of form regarding geometries improves the properties of the components

 

 

simple and regional manufacturing process for individual parts

bionic shapes provide improved technical properties and reduce weight at the same time

Medical Technology

Additive manufacturing technology has opened up unimaginable application possibilities for medical technology in recent years. Free of geometries, solutions can be rethought and implemented.

Especially in the fields of surgery or dental technology as well as orthopedics, 3D printed solutions find a wide range of applications.

innovatiQ offers reliable 3D printing systems to open up new business models for our customers through additive manufacturing. Especially for suppliers in the field of medical technology, we offer process reliable, easy-to-use as well as economically interesting production systems. The focus is on both patient-specific aids (such as in orthopedics) and future-oriented research areas.

A special requirement for 3D-produced components is the high quality demand with at the same time a zero-defect tolerance. After all, in case of doubt, it is literally a matter of life and death. Slight errors in production or in the material can have long-term consequences for the health of patients.

Therefore, components used in medical technology are subject to strict certification. For this purpose, the production processes as well as the materials and technologies are subjected to precise certification before they are used.

With our 3D printers, we offer users from orthopedics or suppliers of medical technology a variety of advantages. Especially when it comes to high-performance polymers, our printing systems set the standard.

With the LiQ 320 for additive manufacturing of parts made of Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR), we offer an innovation with a wide range of applications. Silicone is a very common material in medical technology because it is not recognized by the body as a foreign material. In addition, it does not stick and can be formed into almost any geometry imaginable.
Inserts, adhesive lips, soft layers or attachments made of soft material: the LAM process with the LiQ 320 from innovatiQ is a real game changer in the medical-orthopedic field.

Advantages of 3D printing for medical technology

Customized patient-specific adaptability

 

Production of complex shapes and structures

Flexibility in the production of batch sizes

New business models for regional service providers

Stability and longevity of medical products

Prototype construction

The rapid creation of prototypes, also called rapid prototyping, is an important application area for 3D printing. In this process, prototypes are first created digitally based on concept or design models, and then manufactured using the appropriate 3D printing process.

A 3D printed prototype comes very close to the later mass-produced product. Therefore, the developers can gain a realistic impression of the later product and fully test the properties.

Several variants of a prototype can also be created in order to discuss or analyze different implementation options in the development team.

3D printing technology is now playing a crucial role in product development, allowing much shorter iteration cycles.

Advantages of 3D printing for prototyping

Fast and cost-effective production of individual constructions compared to manual creation

to prototype can be adapted exactly to the requirements

New technical properties can be investigated due to geometry freedom and material variety

Cost and time savings due to elimination of necessary molding tools

Tool and mold making

Within the industrial manufacturing process, the production of tools and fixtures is one of the very complex areas. 3D printing technology in tool and mold making shows its strengths wherever small quantities, individual or special parts are required.

Manufacturing these tools or molds with 3D printing systems from innovatiQ removes the limitations of conventional processes in manufacturing. With our industry standards, you can print almost any tool in the desired technical characteristic.

In addition, 3D printing in tool and mold making offers a significant improvement in cost efficiency and optimization of your production processes.

Thanks to the chamber heating integrated into the printing process, post-processing of the 3D-printed tools is almost completely eliminated. This means that new requirements for tools and fixtures can be implemented quickly and to a high quality, and the required components can be produced flexibly in different quantities.

This means that the production of small batches or customer-specific products and spare parts is also possible without any problems.

Advantages of 3D printing in tool and mold making

demand-oriented production of high-quality tools

fast and cost-effective production process

almost unlimited flexibility in terms of geometries, materials and properties

complex and specialized tools possible without post-processing

individually adaptable and ergonomically optimized tools possible

Auxiliary and operating equipment in production and maintenance

Today, 3D printing makes it possible to optimize the entire value chain in production and maintenance, and to increase the profitability of manufacturing companies in the long term.

Especially in the procurement of spare parts, companies are confronted with high storage and logistics costs, overproduction due to minimum purchase quantities and long waiting times. It also frequently happens that spare parts that are less needed or spare parts for products that are no longer manufactured are no longer available at all.

Additive manufacturing provides a remedy and offers an optimal solution.

Here, only the digital data sets of the spare parts are stored, and only when needed, customized, tool-free and produced exclusively in the required quantity by means of our 3D printers – fast, decentralized, resource-saving and thus highly efficient!

Advantages of 3D printing in production and maintenance

fast and customized production of spare parts in required quantities

fast availability due to decentralized production

cost-effective and resource-saving production

no overproduction as well as no storage and logistics costs due to conversion to a digital spare parts warehouse

If you need expert and professional support in the implementation of your projects, then turn to our companywith confidence.

Together with our experts and with the help of industrial 3D printers, we will accompany you through the entire planning and implementation process.

Use the additive manufacturing through 3D printing also to your advantage!