China3D printingNet July 28th,3D printingThe material supplier Lehvoss North America is a subsidiary of Lehmann & Voss & Co and is part of the LEHVOSS chemical company group. The company announced a partnership with Forward Engineering North America (FENA), a new subsidiary of the global engineering and consulting company Forward Engineering.This collaboration between the two aims to support the automotive industry through Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) to help transform3D printingAnd performance characteristics of injection molded parts.
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Forward Engineering’s special expertise is to help include cost-effective parts made of fiber-reinforced polymer composites in mass-produced automotive structures. Since Lehvoss is a materials expert, it makes sense for FENA to work with the team to teach how DfAM can bring positive benefits to auto parts.
LehvossNorth AmericaMartin Popella, Sales and Business Development Manager, said: “Local support and3D printingThe combination of expertise in this area will create a hub in the 3DP value chain, further consolidating the region and accelerating the deployment of additive manufacturing components by automotive OEMs and grade suppliers. “
Forward Engineering, headquartered in Germany, has long supported customers in North America, which is why it opened the department in Royal Oak, Michigan. FENA provides production-based design and engineering services to meet the growing demand for cost-effective automation solutions. It works with technology partners in the region to accelerate the adoption of “composite-intensive hybrid material solutions.”
We have definitely seen AM used in automotive applications, but it is difficult to find materials with the same high performance and characteristics as filled structure and semi-structure injection grade resin components. But Lehvoss has expanded its business scope and is now providing its materials in North America, such as Luvosint and Luvocom 3F.
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Lehvoss material has many application-specific properties, such as flame retardancy, and can be customized and compounded according to the specific requirements of customers, so that it can meet any necessary industry standards and requirements. One of its high-performance compound series, which can be used for powder bed fusion technology in FFF and filament, granule and powder form, absolutely meets the standards required by automotive OEM applications.
Forward Engineering is helping OEMs and automotive suppliers convert specific product requirements so that they can3D printingFunctional, structured 3F parts, these parts can imitate the performance of injection molded double parts. The 3F Twin Process developed by the company will help engineers quickly develop and verify the concept, and then interpret it as a production part.
Popella explained“Automotive OEMs and suppliers hope to accelerate product development by using additive manufacturing (AM) to produce functional structural prototypes. 3F printing provides a relatively fast and cost-effective way to produce functional structural prototype parts that meet functional requirements. . However, the correct materials and process parameters must be selected to deliver high-quality parts that meet the target requirements, including quality, consistency and repeatability.”
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Through cooperation, FENA and Lehvoss established a joint additive manufacturing laboratory in Royal Oak, Michigan, which will provide support for product development and automotive manufacturing engineers. These engineers can work directly with the Lehvoss / Forward Engineering team to determine the most suitable processes and materials for automotive applications, and can even help them create functional prototypes on site.
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