Aitiip Technology Center purchases S1 system from AM Solutions
Before the company installed the system, all post-processing was performed manually
Aitiip Technology Center, one of Europe’s largest development labs for AM, has purchased an S1 shot blasting machine from AM Solutions – resulting in higher operational efficiency, better quality, and increased production capacity compared to the company’s previous approach of manual post-processing.
Aitiip3D, located in Spain, is known for innovative and custom-engineered solutions for numerous 3D printing applications – ranging from prototyping to individual finished parts. With rapidly increasing production volumes, the role of post-processing has become more important.
“Before we installed the S1, all post-processing operations had to be performed manually. This caused not only exceptionally high labor costs but also limited our operational flexibility. Thanks to the automatic S1 system we were able to significantly increase our production capacity.” The personnel, relieved from tedious manual post-processing work, can now be used for other, more productive tasks,” said Pablo Murillo, Chief Development Officer at Aitiip.
“Now we can offer the parts contained in various assemblies for products already on the market as 3D printed components. With our manual post-processing operation, this was unthinkable. Thanks to the excellent and consistent surface finishes created by the S1 our products are now in full compliance with the customer specifications without requiring any additional processing. Overall, the time required for post-processing and the associated costs could be drastically reduced. The entire post-processing operation has become a lot faster, cleaner, and more efficient,” said Pablo. “Bearing in mind that the average size of our parts allows [us] to print approximatively 300 parts in each HP cake, it took between 4 to 6 hours in a manual shot blasting cabinet just to remove the powder. Now, the S1 automatic process takes only 30 minutes to deliver clean and ready-to-use parts.”
An additional benefit of the S1 shot blasting machine is that it can be operated in manually as well as automatically – with a wide range of different blast media. ”AM Solutions offers in-depth knowledge in the field of surface refinement and provides professional advice right here in Spain. We appreciate this comprehensive support and, therefore, decided to plan other projects with the same equipment supplier“, said Pablo.
