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VERASHAPE, a Polish manufacturer of 3D printing hardware, has announced it will launch the 5-axis VSHAPER 3D printing system at formnext powered by TCT.
The machine has been developed with the support of the Polish National Research and Development Center, and will be unveiled next week in Frankfurt as one of the leading additive manufacturing trade fairs gets under way.
Basting 5-axis kinematics, equipped with a tilting rotary working platform, VERASHAPE believes the machine will transform the way people think about Fused Filament Fabrication technology and the conventional layer upon layer building of parts. The machine, which sees all of the machine’s axes working simultaneously, enhances the layer upon layer process, transferring the print surface to another surface that was printed earlier. It can also support multiple materials in one process. Users can make models reinforced with high-strength material and printed elastomeric seals as a result.
Marek Kantowski, R&D Lead engineer from VERASHAPE explains further: “VSHAPER 5-Axis Machine features active workspace in the shape of a cylinder with a 300mm dimeter and a 300mm height. The device is equipped with a tool bank allowing the use of few different heads in one printing process. Thanks to constant temperature inside the working chamber and heated platform, the device can process most of thermoplastic materials.”
VERASHAPE will showcase the new VSHAPER 5-Axis Machine at its stand in Hall 3.1, F29 at formnext powered by TCT from November 14th – 17th.
“The conceptual work on the 5-Axis Machine continues, but we have decided to present its effects so that potential customers are included in the technology development process,” said Thomasz Syzmanski, founder and CEO, VERASHAPE. “We invite industry representatives to actively participate in this project – we are open to any suggestions. We strive for the machine, that will become available to purchase in 2019, to meet the expectations of demanding production companies.”
