With the rapid development of the manufacturing industry, the particle 3D printer industry’s demand for lightweight products continues to increase, which makes the use of carbon fiber and other composite products in aircraft, automobiles and other large structural parts continue to increase, and at the same time, the size and complexity of the products are increasing. And the quality also puts forward higher requirements.


In modern society, manufacturing and molds are highly dependent. The quality of products depends to a large extent on the quality of forming molds. Although traditional mold processing methods are relatively mature, defects such as long cycle times, high costs, and excessive labor dependence are also increasing. Obviously, it is increasingly restricting the iterative upgrade of the industry, so there is an urgent need to find a more effective production method.


Taking into account the complex structure and customization of the mold, it is very attractive to make molds through additive FGF manufacturing (3D printing).


Integrated solution for adding and reducing materials for large molds

In the face of this situation, Piocreat integrates the integrated manufacturing process of adding and subtracting materials, the research and development of polymer particles, and the research and development of printing equipment. It has launched a large-scale mold To 3D printing and CNC post-processing, we provide one-stop service for the whole process from design to finished product. It is suitable for manufacturing various normal temperature forming molds and autoclave forming molds. The molds can withstand high temperature of 180℃ and can withstand pressure of 0.6Mpa. It does not deform, can replace traditional steel molds, effectively helps traditional industries to reduce costs, improve efficiency, and realize automated production. It is an ideal solution for mold forming.





Integrated manufacturing of super large increase and decrease materials

For large-size workpiece processing, traditional processing methods often remove more material than the final formed workpiece material. Piocre’s super-large additive-subtractive integrated manufacturing process is to first 3D print a workpiece that is close to the final size and contour, and then And then through milling processing to achieve the final requirements.





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This integrated manufacturing method of adding and reducing materials has many advantages:


Fast and efficient driving innovation

Compared with the production cycle of at least 1-2 months for traditional aluminum and steel molds, Piocre’s integrated manufacturing process of adding and subtracting materials can be put into production in just one to two weeks at the fastest, which enables the production and manufacturing of molds to follow. The design update of Shanghai products has greatly shortened the product design and research and development cycle of enterprises, and has become the source of driving industry innovation.


Environmental protection, material saving, cost saving

The advanced rapid prototyping process rarely generates waste materials, and the material utilization rate is extremely high. At the same time, the integrated manufacturing of adding and reducing materials can simplify the mold manufacturing process, and greatly reduce the mold opening and labor costs. In addition, it can effectively reduce R&D and innovation costs when responding to lightweight and personalized customer needs.


Design freedom, customized production

3D printing technology enables many complex surface structures to be realized, which can release design freedom to the greatest extent, realize unlimited design of product technology and form, and achieve product design that is closest to the ideal state, so that enterprises can better and faster Realize the production and manufacture of various customized parts.


 Digital technology drives change

Piocreat's integrated manufacturing process for adding and reducing materials integrates digital mold technology throughout the mold development, design, production and other links, thereby improving the reliability of mold design, shortening the mold development cycle, achieving automated production, and further promoting the industry's digital mold manufacturing technology Application process.


High-performance composite materials

With a mature material supply system, a variety of thermoplastic polymer materials have been developed and tested, such as ASA-GF, ABS-CF, PC-CF, PEI-CF, etc., which are customized for super-large 3D printing. The materials have excellent Mechanical properties and dimensional stability are widely used in the industry. At the same time, Piocreat uses pellets instead of traditional wires, which greatly reduces the material cost of the mold.




The integrated solution of adding and reducing materials for large molds has been widely used in the fields of aerospace, shipbuilding, rail transit, wind power generation, automobile and racing car manufacturing, etc. It is fast, efficient, and cost-controllable.