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Additive Manufacturing
Kallista Debuts 3D-Printed Faucet
dedication of Stratasys and PADT, com- bined with the generosity of Lockheed Martin and MSU Denver’s vision for advanced workforce development from MSU Denver, will help propel our industry far beyond where it is today.”
Kallista, a designer and provider of luxury kitchen and bath products and subsidiary of Kohler Co., has unveiled the Grid sink faucet, pro- duced by 3rd Dimension using 3D Systems’ 3D-printing materials and technology. Described as a first- of-its-kind sink faucet, the Grid recently debuted at KBIS 2018, a kitchen and bath tradeshow.
Adds Tim Schniepp, director of com- posite solutions at Stratasys, “Students and local businesses will now have access to leading 3D-printing solutions for devel- opment of composite structures–enabling manufacturers to save time and money, and solve even their most unique design challenges. The lab will quickly become a cornerstone of additive-manufacturing innovation across the state of Colorado.”
Kallista’s design team, seeking
to create a faucet in a unique geometry, decided to produce the Grid via 3D printing, allowing designers to design without limitations to create an open form and discreet interior channels that allow water to flow easily through the base.
faucet, which would not have been possible with a traditional manufacturing process.” The faucets were produced by metal 3D-printing specialist 3rd Dimension, Indianapolis, IN, which employed 3D Systems’ ProX DMP 320 metal additive-manufacturing (AM) system. To avoid rust and corrosion, the faucets are printed with 3D Systems’ LaserForm
316L, a stainless-steel type-316 powder material.
As this was the first AM product for Kaliista, 3rd Dimension led the faucet-design
Sintavia Approved as Flightworthy Additive- Parts Supplier to Honeywell
team through a program to develop the concept for AM. Utilizing 3D printing enabled Kallista to avoid the weeks or months typically required to develop and build production tooling. Due to the efficiencies and repeatability afforded by 3D printing, faucet parts were produced within hours.
Sintavia, LLC, Davie, FL, a Tier-One metal AM manufacturer, announced that it received internal approval to provide pro- duction for Honeywell Aerospace using the laser-powder-bed-fusion process. The approval covers all programs within Hon- eywell Aerospace.
“This is just one example of the value 3D printing brings to a production environment,” says David Cullen, director of applications engineering for 3D Systems. “Through the combination of materials, print technology, software and services, Kallista was able to bring its visionary design to market.”
3D Systems: www.3dsystems.com; 3rd Dimension: www.print3d4u.com
PADT and Stratasys Team to Open AM Lab in Denver
“We have been working with Honeywell for more than 18 months as part of its rigorous supplier qualification,” says Brian R. Neff, Sintavia’s chairman and chief executive officer. “We are grateful that all of our team’s hard work has paid off, and are looking forward to demonstrating the many benefits of additive manufac- turing within Honeywell’s supply chain in the form of lower costs, shorter manu- facturing times and dramatic design improvements.”
Sintavia: www.sintavia.com
Phoenix Analysis and Design Technologies (PADT), Tempe, AZ, an engineering product and services company, and Statasys Ltd., Minneapolis, MN, a provider of AM equipment and services, have helped open the Lockheed Martin Additive Manufacturing Laboratory at the Metropolitan State University (MSU) of Denver. The center features the Stratasys Fortus 900mc production 3D printer and is funded through a grant from Lockheed Martin Space Systems. It reportedly is the only such facility located at a higher-education institution in the Rocky Mountain region.
“The Lockheed Martin Additive Manufacturing Laboratory is a major development in the progression of additive manufacturing tooling applications,” says Rey Chu, principal and cofounder, manufacturing technologies at PADT. “The expertise and
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“Designers usually need to consider a manufacturing process and they have to design around that process,” says Bill Mc- Keone, design studio manager at Kallista. “By choosing to produce this faucet via 3D printing, we opened ourselves to limitless design possibilities. 3D Systems’ breadth of materials and technologies allowed us the freedom to create a unique, functional
Initially deployed at MSU Denver, the AM curriculum will later become available for use by other academic institutions across the country. Additionally, PADT will work with MSU Denver, Lockheed Martin and other users to build a Fortus 900mc Users Group within the Rocky Mountain region. Phoenix Analysis and Design Technologies: www.padtinc.com
Stratasys: www.stratasys.com