Renault Invests in New Automatic Finishing Machine for 3D Parts
With more than 20 years' experience in additive manufacturing, French carmaker Renault Group has opened its own 3D printing center at its Flins site in the Paris region of France. The center has 18 polymer 3D printers, spread over 500 square meters. A dedicated post-processing area has been set up, equipped with an AM Solutions surface finishing machine and a coloring machine.
Many post-processing operations still had to be carried out manually on Renault parts. Manual post-processing was time-consuming, labor-intensive, and produced inconsistent results. To optimize this, Renault Flins chose the S1 post-processing machine from AM Solutions. The machine is designed to reduce blasting and cleaning times and improve the durability and appearance of the dyed parts. The challenge was therefore to automatically clean MJF PA 12 printed parts and then finish them by coloring.
Innovative Solution for Cleaning and Finishing surfaces
The S1 machine met the challenges faced by Renault Flins for the post-processing of parts from powder-based polymer printing processes. The machine impressed by being able to perform cleaning and surface finishing with only one processing media in one self-contained unit.
The S1 is capable of automatic and effective removal of residual powder after printing. The constant rotation of the work pieces during the cleaning process ensures consistent and repeatable blasting results. The ergonomic design, combined with a process-optimized nozzle placement for automatic operation, round off the overall package.
This solution can be easily integrated into any production line and offers maximum reproducibility, traceability and cost-efficiency.
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