Anisoprint S.a.r.l is a Luxembourg headquartered manufacturer of patented continuous composite 3d printers and materials. Expanding market base Anisoprint is working towards speeding up the adoption of 3D printing with continuous fibre-reinforced composites across the globe. Kozhikode based Sedaxis Advanced Materials Private Limited, a technology services and distribution partner in the emerging technology space had recently signed an exclusive partnership to bring Anisoprint Additive Manufacturing technology for Indian customers.
With an exclusive agreement from Luxomberg based Anisoprint, Sedaxis Advanced Materials will make it more affordable for Indian SMEs, R&D institutions and Universities to access the unique benefits of continuous composite materials within a 3d printing process. Vishwanath Godavarty, Business Head of 3D Printing Division, one of the four business verticals of Sedaxis Advanced Materials shares with Machine Maker how this partnership will make a technological advantage to Indian manufacturers.
Continuous Fiber 3D Printing Solutions for India
Anisoprint is one of a handful of companies globally those manufacture systems to 3d print continuous composites. With proven applications of composites in industries as diverse as aerospace, space, automobile, jigs & fixtures, renewable energy and some upcoming industries like robotics and drones, this partnership would spur innovation in the above sectors by enabling engineers to design for performance. Moreover, with the tool-less production possibilities of 3d printing, designers can quickly ‘print’ prototypes to validate their 3d models and greatly accelerate the time to iterate, thereby shortening the part-to-part cycle time.
“Until recently, the Indian ecosystem has had to endure a lack of options in continuous composite 3D printing systems. The introduction of Anisoprint’s fully open systems in India in 2019 has had an overwhelming response from some of India’s leading research institutions and universities”, said Vishwanath Godavarty sharing the partnership information with the media.
With the Indian government’s ambitious plans for renewable energy production to support the nation’s massive energy consumption needs, 3d printing of continuous composites can help in faster turbine blade development and deployment. The privatisation of the space sector that has just started in India can benefit from applications of composites in satellite structures and radars/antennas.
The drone market in India and globally is at an inflexion point with massive application opportunities in transportation, logistics and agri-tech industries among others. 3d printing of continuous composites is uniquely suited to making high strength-to-weight ratio UAV frames to help increase flight range under varying payload conditions.
Most production factories across sectors use jigs and fixtures for a variety of their shop floor needs. While metals such as Aluminum or Steel have been the materials of choice here, continuous composites with their unique material properties are an excellent lower cost, lower weight and high strength alternative to these traditional materials. Composites are also used in the sports equipment manufacturing industry to make racquets, helmets, fishing rods, skis, and many more.
Sedaxis hopes to redefine the status quo of using traditional materials such as metals and polymers by bringing together the best of two worlds – composite materials and additive manufacturing and combining those to create a sustainable impact on product, process and supply chain within the Indian manufacturing sector.
With a fully open matrix material configuration, open G-Code for complete tool path access and the ability to customise the fibre volume fraction/ ratio in the composite, the only one of its kind in the world at the moment, Anisoprint systems would allow universities and researchers to push the limits of materials and applications research in composites. Companies would also benefit from lower operational costs thanks to lower raw material cost and less material usage with the option to design and print lattice structures within the continuous composites.
Additive Manufacturing Centre of Excellence
Sedaxis is also setting up an Additive Manufacturing Centre of Excellence in collaboration with Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) – Chennai campus, where they will be showcasing the diverse applications and benefits of Continuous Composite 3d printing among the many other possibilities with Additive Manufacturing. The future of the Indian manufacturing sector is bright and partnerships such as this will play a key role in helping Indian companies innovate to achieve greater operational performance and efficiencies.
Anisoprint is a Technology startup producing 3D Printers that allow manufacturing continuous fibre reinforced plastic parts that can substitute metal ones in aerospace, engineering and many other areas along with cutting costs and increasing productivity.
Talking about the partnership with Sedaxis Advanced Materials for the Indian market Gennady Shafir, Director of Customer Success at Anisoprint said, “We work with a global network of trusted resellers to accelerate the adoption of our technology in every part of the world.”. He said with this partnering Anisoprint will be able to focus its resources to make a greater impact.
The technology of Continuous Fiber Coextrusion (CFC) was developed and patented by Anisoprint which allows creating lattice structures, which is the key for multi-material optimization and production. Such parts are lighter, stronger and cheaper than their metal analogues.
