Free the third dimension
of 3D Printing
FreeD Printing offers systems and solutions
for non-planar additive manufacturing
with industrial robots
Advantages & Features
Less support structures
- Faster planning and manufacturing
- Material savings
- No postprocessing
Modeling on curved surfaces
- Modeling on and around existing objects
- Repairs and customization
Combination of layer orientations
- Strength improvement
- Optimization of surface quality
Robotic 3D Printing
Solutions & Components
Robotic 3D Printing Systems
- Integration of software and process technology
- Additional axes with workpiece positioners
- Scaleable build space based on robot type
Robotic Process Planning Software
- Common preparation process and parameter definition
- Automatic slicing and generation of robot program for non-planar multidirectional modelling features
Process Technology
- Standard and specialized process components for multidirectional additive manufacturing processes
- Optimized for Fused Layer Modeling (Fused Layer Modeling, FDM, Fused Filament Fabrication, FFF)
- Applicable to other additive manufacturing processes like Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM)
Sensor Integration
- Position and surface measurement
- Automatic calibration of the tool and the build platform
Special Applications
Sensor based Printing on freeform surfaces
- Automatic detection of modeling surfaces with 3D camera system and image processing software
- Integration of software and process technology
Printing with continuous fibers
The project FiberRob develops resource-saving, robot-based additive manufacturing with continuous fibers, e.g. for lightweight structures.
FreeD Printing systems and solutions examples
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