Product Thickness Is Less Than 0.25 Mm! Songjiang 3D Printed Parts “fly” Into The Sky

Product thickness is less than 0.25 mm! Songjiang 3D printed parts “fly” into the sky

The metal parts printed by this company based in Songjiang have a thin wall of 0.25 mm, and the tolerance is controlled to the diameter of a hair. They were recently installed on airplanes. This is not only a technological breakthrough in small-batch machining and 3D printing , but also a hard-core debut of domestic 3D printing in the field of high-end manufacturing.

Thin-walled parts challenge manufacturing limits

The wall thickness of special-shaped parts is less than 0.25 mm. Traditional lathes usually feel helpless when faced with such parts. As soon as the tool starts to touch it, the material is very likely to deform or even tear. The titanium alloy parts delivered to the customer by Youlian Intelligent Manufacturing this time happen to be the kind that are extremely difficult to process with traditional processes.

They use metal 3D printing technology to stack layers like making cakes and accurately "carve" them in millimeter-scale space. The above-mentioned additive manufacturing method of small-batch machining and 3D printing avoids the physical limitations of cutting processing, allowing extremely thin-walled structures to be realized.

Domestic equipment shows stable advantages

This batch of parts was not only printed, but also delivered in batches. Behind this was the stable support of the domestic equipment Luen Thai Metal Printer. During the continuous production process, the equipment always maintained tolerance control at a level better than ±0.075 mm.

Relevant people in the industry clearly pointed out that this level of accuracy is not often seen in the industry. It fully proves that domestic 3D printing equipment can not only print samples, but also be able to undertake batch high-end production tasks, thus providing trustworthy manufacturing solutions for fields such as aerospace and aerospace.

Youlian Intelligent Manufacturing deeply cultivates the fertile soil of Songjiang

As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Liantai Technology, Youlianzhi Manufacturing has grown extremely rapidly in Songjiang, a prosperous manufacturing place. The company currently has accumulated processing capabilities for more than 30 kinds of materials, and its business covers many different aspects, from 3D printing to precision casting.

This success was no accident. The company has been investing in R&D for a long time, and has continued to delve deeper into the industrial chain, thereby gradually overcoming a series of relevant process difficulties, such as titanium alloy powder molding and stress relief, and then transformed technical advantages into delivery capabilities.

A vivid microcosm of the G60 Science and Technology Innovation Corridor

This batch of parts is of a "flying into the sky" nature, and it is also an important part of the industrial layout of the G60 Science and Technology Innovation Corridor. Songjiang District is considered a highland for advanced manufacturing, and has provided favorable industrial ecology and policy support to such innovative enterprises.

There are a number of upstream and downstream companies gathered here, starting from material research and development, to equipment manufacturing, to printing services. Among them, the breakthroughs achieved by Youlian Intelligent Manufacturing are precisely the concrete manifestation of the integration and development of "advanced manufacturing + future industries" on this corridor, demonstrating the vitality of regional innovation.

Metal printing reshapes product design

What metal 3D printing brings is not just a change in the manufacturing method, but also a release of design concepts. So much so that while trying to achieve weight reduction and heat dissipation requirements, the product thickness during this period was less than 0.25 mm! Songjiang 3D printed parts "fly" into the blue sky. Designers can boldly use hollow shapes, dot matrix forms, and bionic structures for small-batch machining and 3D printing without any scruples, without having to worry about whether they can be processed and manufactured with traditional tools.

It is the fusion of design freedom and precision manufacturing capabilities presented in this case of Youlian Intelligent Manufacturing, and aerospace parts were born, which can not only meet the mechanical performance, but also achieve the ultimate thin wall. It promotes the transformation of "design for manufacturing" into "design for function."

Expand application scenarios for the future

The relevant person in charge of Youlian Intelligent Manufacturing stated that the company is turning its focus to a broader high-end market, including various fields involving aviation, aerospace and automotive lightweighting, and medical customized implants. Each field has an urgent need for high-precision metal printing and a sense of seeking.

As new materials and new processes continue to make breakthroughs, metal 3D printing is expected to play a key role in more critical links. What ULink is doing in Songjiang is pushing this technology from the laboratory to wider industrial applications, allowing printed parts to be implemented in more scenarios!

Which industry do you think metal 3D printing is likely to bring about disruptive changes in the future? After seeing the breakthrough of Songjiang company? Welcome to share your views in the comment area, like and forward, so that more people can witness the new power of Made in China.