As an international pharmaceutical company, ABIGO Medical AB of Sweden is mainly engaged in the development, production and sales of wound care products. However, when the production line faced failures, the company could not deliver in time.
The company’s technician Linus Göhle, who is responsible for maintaining the production line, has been looking for a company that can print PEEK and ULTEM materials.3D printingBecause the pharmaceutical industry has very strict regulations, the materials used need to be reviewed.In the end, ABIGO’s maintenance department uses the3D printingThe machine produced faulty parts in time, allowing the production line to operate normally. Linus Göhle said,3D printingThe parts have been in normal operation for nine weeks, and their prices are ten times cheaper than the original parts.
Shorten delivery time
Purchased by ABIGO Pharmaceuticals3D printingThe printer is FUNMAT HT developed by INTAMSYS. This printer is high temperature3D printingThe entry-level model of the machine series, its heating chamber, printing platform and extrusion nozzle can reach up to 90℃, 160℃ and 450℃ respectively, so it can print high-performance materials such as PEEK and PEKK.
Linus Göhle said, “We print INTAMSYS PEEK wire through the standard settings of the slicing software, without any warpage, and have good interlayer adhesion.”This time3D printingThe parts are a set of spare parts on a new production line in the factory. Due to the wear of the paper feeding pulley on the packaging line, the rubber around the pulley has become too hard, causing malfunctions. Mr. Linus Göhle said, “This set of packaging production line is newly installed by us, and there is no spare parts stock yet. The delivery time of original spare parts is 7-8 weeks, which is too long for the production line.”
Reverse engineering and3D printing
Linus Göhle obtained the three-dimensional data of the pulley through reverse engineering. PEEK was chosen because the temperature of the packaging line is as high as 85-87°C.3D printingThe pulley diameter is 92 mm. The staff hopes that before receiving the original spare parts,3D printingPieces can guarantee the normal operation of the packaging line. “It turns out this3D printingThe pulley has been running on the production line for 9 weeks, and then received the original pulley accessories, PEEK
3D printingThe pulleys even run smoothly and are in good condition. “
3D printingParts reduce costs by 10 times
With this relatively simple solution, ABIGO Pharmaceuticals has solved the problem of slow delivery of spare parts, which is likely to cause the production line to shut down. Surprisingly,3D printingThe parts are longer than the original parts, and the cost is lower.by3D printingFor example, the cost of the pulley is about 10 times cheaper than that of traditional spare parts; the belt bearing seat printed with polycarbonate (PC) wire costs 100 euros, while the original aluminum parts amount to 4,000 euros.
3D printingThe role of ensuring the normal operation of the production line and ensuring timely delivery is obvious, and its advantages in reducing the cost of spare parts are also obvious.Because of this, Linus Göhle’s team3D printingMore parts were added to replace worn parts. “Printing on polycarbonate (PC) with INTAMSYS FUNMAT HT is as easy as using other materials. It only requires a little adjustment to the default settings.”
Replacement of aluminum parts
Polycarbonate (PC) is the favorite of Linus Göhle and his colleagues in the maintenance department of ABIGO Pharmaceuticals3D printingWire. “Because this material has good mechanical properties, it is easy to print, and has a good price/print quality ratio.”
For ABIGO’s maintenance team, if the delivery time is too long, the cost is too high or they have the opportunity to improve the production line through reassembly, then reverse engineering and3D printingWill be the best choice for manufacturing spare parts.However metal3D printingMachines are expensive, and some spare parts such as aluminum alloys seem to be unable to be manufactured by melt deposition technology.However, Linus Göhle is already familiar with various3D printingProcess, understand the characteristics of the material, the aluminum parts in the factory can use high-performance polymers3D printingParts instead. INTAMSYS FUNMAT with high temperature design function 3D printingThe machine becomes the best solution for the maintenance department.
“Open material system is the choice3D printingTime is an important standard, we work under strict rules, and sometimes customers require us to use only approved materials. To this end, we must find suppliers who have an open platform for product ingredients. This is why we choose INTAMSYS. “PEEK is the only material that can be printed on packaging lines for wound care products.
High-quality and high-precision accessory printing
To Linus Göhle’s surprise, the parts he printed with the standard settings of INTAMSYS PEEK wire in the slicing software were of very good quality. “You may have encountered many problems when printing high-temperature wire, but I am very impressed with the slicing software of INTAMSYS. One-click INTAMSYS FUNMAT HT
3D printingA few hours after the machine, high-quality and high-precision accessories can be obtained, which can be installed on the production line immediately to ensure the normal operation of production. We are using polycarbonate (PC) produced by INTAMSYS3D printingWire, we have also tested some cheap wires on the market, which need to be adjusted continuously, but INTAMSYS’s polycarbonate (PC) wire does not need to do so. “
He added, “Our current3D printingMachines are now running almost around the clock, not always used to produce parts, but also for training and learning. Currently, 3 employees in the maintenance department can operate INTAMSYS FUNMAT HT proficiently.I noticed3D printingMore and more printers have been applied to our work flow, and more and more printers will be used for maintenance work in the future.The more we know about materials and restrictions, the more3D printingThe deeper the understanding will be. We are also supported by Additiva AB, a partner of INTAMSYS Sweden. During the installation, we received a one-day training. Now, we can solve most problems over the phone, but more training will be conducted in the future.Even if we already have3D printingThe experience of this kind of support is also very important. “
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