Industrial sieving and filtration options supplier, Russell Finex has launched the AMPro Sieve Station Join, geared toward setting new requirements for automated powder dealing with throughout the additive manufacturing sector.
The AMPro Sieve Station Join goals to optimize powder conveyance durations and sieving effectiveness, guaranteeing a constant provide of ready-to-use powder. Its adaptable configuration permits for simple enlargement of printer fleets or adjustment of powder consumption ranges. Richard Kay, Gross sales & Advertising and marketing Director at Russell Finex stated, “The AMPro Sieve Station has been fully redesigned, providing superior system monitoring and management, enhanced ergonomics, upkeep effectivity and efficiency.”
A deep dive into AMPro Sieve Station Join’s capabilities
Amongst its notable options, the system gives superior connectivity capabilities for distant optimization and monitoring. Appropriate with communication protocols like OPC-UA, it permits customers to remotely optimize powder utilization and obtain end-to-end powder traceability.
The AMPro Sieve Station Join is a flexible resolution that addresses varied powder dealing with wants in additive manufacturing, says the corporate. Providing a spread of typical makes use of, it ensures the standard of virgin powder by environment friendly sieving processes. The construct chamber evacuation function minimizes manufacturing downtime by swiftly evacuating free powder from the construct chamber, and establishes a closed-loop powder restoration system by straight connecting to 3D printers. Moreover, the system facilitates straightforward powder vessel switch, making certain the standard of the powder earlier than use.
Past these typical purposes, the AMPro Sieve Station Join boasts enhanced options, together with a hygienic and strong sieving system with Russell Compact Sieve expertise, Sensible Stream expertise for automated feed management, a seamless consumer expertise with a user-friendly touchscreen, and enhanced mobility by a re-engineered format. These superior options contribute to the system’s total effectivity, making it a complete and user-friendly resolution for automated powder dealing with in additive manufacturing.
Other than the AMPro Sieve Station Join, Russell Finex gives a complete additive manufacturing powder administration portfolio together with the Russell AMPro Lite, the AMPro Lab, the AMPro 400S EBM, and the AMPro Bulk Storage Tank.
In 2022, the Manufacturing Expertise Centre examined one of many firm’s Russell AMPro Sieve Stations at its Nationwide Centre for Additive Manufacturing (NCAM) facility leading to a big breakthrough in automating metallic powder dealing with.
With built-in high-capacity storage and conveying, this modular system ensures the swift reuse of reclaimed powder. Boasting separation accuracy and a one-click operation, the AMPro Sieve Station not solely achieves a 75% discount in sieving occasions when utilized with an EOS M400 metallic 3D printer but in addition enhances security by eliminating handbook powder dealing with, marking a pivotal development in additive manufacturing effectivity.
Technical specs of the Russell AMPro methods
| Mannequin | Sieve Station Join | Lite | Lab | Bulk Storage Tank |
| Dimensions (W x D x H) |
1015 x 1850 x 2100 mm | 673 x 1200 x 1795 mm | 274 x 674 x 1000 mm | 1119 x 559 x 1612 mm |
| Weight | 600 kg | 285 kg | 26 kg | 70 kg |
| Energy provide | Exhauster: 3ph, 400VAC, 17A; Venturi: 3ph, 400VAC, 11A |
3ph, 400VAC, 2A | 1ph, 230VAC, 1A | n/a |
| Air provide | Exhauster: 6bar (40 l/min); Venturi: 6bar (1700 l/min) |
6bar (30 l/min) | n/a | n/a |
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Featured picture reveals the AMPro Sieve Station Join system. Picture through Russell Finex.
