HYBRID MANUFACTURING: THE ADVANTAGES OF AN ADDITIVE/SUBTRACTIVE PROCESS

Integrated process of Modelling Paste Extrusion and Milling with the same CNC Machine

As the industry trend is toward larger parts, the key challenge is to find ways to produce parts at lower cost.

A typical way to build large moulds is to prepare a pre-milled substructure with cheaper materials and reduce as much as possible the time to market.

The final cycle is to CNC mill the cured paste shell to the required surface height, with the desired accuracy and surface finish quality.

Multiax’s solution involves the integration of the paste mixer/dispenser with the machine’s 5-Axis head.

This “integrated” process can be very efficient, employing a 5-axis CNC machine tool to both APPLY the resin, AND than MILL the surface.

THE MAIN ADVANTAGES

• Paste-Use Optimisation

• Fewer voids

• Accurate time and material costings

• Less costs to build up work-platforms and scaffoldings

• Faster turn-around time, reducing lead-times, and costs