Precise temperature mapping for industrial 3D printers
We map the temperature across the whole build plate of industrial SLS and SLM printers, so one engineer can calibrate a machine in about four hours instead of up to four weeks.
For production companies that run SLS or SLM printers. We start in Denmark.
Print, scan, adjust. Five or six times.
Calibrating an industrial 3D printer today means repeated test prints, and the machine is out of production the whole time. Then the cycle starts again about every three months.
- up to 4 weeks
- of machine downtime
- 40 kg
- of powder used
- 1.5 MWh
- of energy
- €15–30k
- per machine
Per calibration of one large industrial SLS printer, repeated every three months.
Measure the temperature, don't guess it
We measure the temperature across the whole build plate and show it as a live heat map. One engineer, about four hours.
One plate. Hot and cold in the same build.
14.4 °C
In one of our tests, the coldest and the hottest point on the same plate were 14.4 °C apart. This is exactly the kind of problem calibration has to solve.
Precision and full coverage. Only we have both.
| Method | Accuracy | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Thermal camera | ±2 °C | Whole surface |
| Thermocouples | Precise | A few points |
| Thermspot | ±0.1–0.5 °CDepending on temperature range | Whole surfaceEven in closed machines |
Run SLS or SLM printers? Talk to us.
We are speaking with production companies to understand how calibration works in practice, and we are looking for the first machines to test on.
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