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SLM Solutions Group AG (Germany) SLM Solutions Group AG is the Specialist for Additive Manufacturing (called before Rapid Prototyping / Manufacturing ) Systems for Prototyping and Mass Production.SLM Solutions Group AG, pioneer in the sector of Rapid Manufacturing Systems, situated in Luebeck, North Germany, is serving customers in the fields of Vacuum Casting, Metal Casting and Selective Laser (Metal) Melting for more than 50 years. SLM Solutions throws the Creativity into the Technical Innovations. SLM Solutions was the first company, which processed the reactive powder (Aluminium) in the SLM Technology. The Titanium Implants were also processed at first by the SLM Technology. These only SLM Machines are sold by Aichi Sangyo Co., Ltd. from 2015 in Japan. New Company Name, SLM Solutions Group AG was changed from SLM Solutions GmbH. SLM Solutions Group AG was changed from SLM Solutions GmbH. Home Page of SLM Solutions Group AG
Selective Laser Melting for Metal Powder SLM 125HL The laser sintering process produces homogenous metal objects directly from 3D-CAD data by selective metal melting with a laser beam. This very fast and precise process produces layer by layer highly accurate parts of nearly any metal in powder form. Certain ceramics are under preparation as well. This technology does support the trend to small lot sizes in production as well as "one off"-individual production of parts. Selective Laser (Metal) Melting SLM 125HL  The new compact Selective Laser Melting System SLM 125HL does produce highly complex metal components using fine metal powders from 3 D CAD-data files. The extremely economical system is suitable for R&D-environment as well as for small lot production areas. The Build Chamber is 125 x 125 x 75 (125) mm. With the patented new bidirectional loader movement the SLM 125HL is becoming the fastest system in its class. Furthermore the system does offer a safe filter system and highly efficient protective gas consumption due to internal recirculation of inert gas at laminar flow. The system does offer software to process CAD/STL-data files as a standard feature which is also used for slicing and support generation, The open software architecture does enable the user to modify the system parameters according to his production needs. The SLM 125HL system can process most metals. Stainless Steel, Tool Steel, Cobalt-Chromium, Inconell, Aluminum and Titanium have been processed successfully already. Selective Laser (Metal) Melting SLM 250HL  The SLM 250HL was integrated in SLM 280HL. Selective Laser (Metal) Melting SLM 280HL  The generative Selective Laser Melting System 280HL provides a build chamber of 280 x 280 x 350 mm and a unique double beam technology. This will improve not only the laser beam profile but also the quality factor of components. The Build Chamber is 280 x 280 x 350 mm. For the internal optics we use the highest quality level of lenses. The SLM 280HL is equipped with a 400 watts fibre laser and also can be used with a new 1 KW fibre laser. Together with the patented safe filter system, the highly efficient protective gas consumption and patented new bidirectional loader movement, the SLM 280HL does convince with optimal process conditions in a lasting production with highest performance and a consistent building quality. The field-proven, latest software does support a productionoriented data preparation for specific applications and highly optimized building processes. The SLM 280HL system covers a wide range of metals. Stainless Steel, Tool Steel, Cobalt-Chromium, Super Alloys, Aluminum and Titanium have been processed successfully already. Further available options do increase the versatility and multiple usability of the system. Selective Laser (Metal) Melting SLM 500HL  Selective Laser (Metal) Melting System 500HL provides a build chamber of 500 x 280 x 325 mm and a unique double beam technology. Each of the two fibre lasers (400 +1000W) operate on the powder bed by a 3D scanning unit. Two of these units are working at the same time. Included in the SLM 500HL is the shell-core-imaging process with two different laser beam profiles. These profiles may be used independently, but also parallel and simultaneously in the process. This will significantly increase productivity. The transport of metal powder is done by a continuous conveying system due to the increased volumes and weights. This automates the management of powder and eliminates the manual handling of loads with bottles and containers. The time consuming manual input of filling the system no longer applies. The system does offer the leading software in rapid prototyping, Magic AutoFab, to process CAD/ STL-data files as a standard feature which is also used for slicing and support generation. In addition the software architecture includes modules for monitoring, auditing and quality assessment to exercise optimal quality control in production.  Please ask us by E-mail, when you want to have SLM Leaflets. SLM Solutions sells New Metal Casting Systems of Firm Schultheiss. Schultheiss contributes the leading metal casting system portfolio to manufacture prototypes and small-batch parts out of aluminium-, magnesium- and copper alloys. Recent developments include highly efficient vacuum casting machines for high-alloy steels. Besides offering innovative technology, quality, automation and process reliability, Schultheiss stands out due to more than 40 years of know how in systems and processes as well as thanks to a long-term trustful customer relationship.  Please ask us by E-mail, when you want to have Metal Casting Leaflets. In operation of 3 sets of Nylon-PLUS Vacuum Casting Machines in Japan The 3 sets of Nylon-PLUS Vacuum Casting Machines of Firm SLM Soutions GmbH (old name : MTT Technologies GmbH Firm MCP HEK Tooling GmbH, situated in Luebeck in North Germany, is a famous name as an international supplier for a Vacuum casting technologie, Materials, Machines and trainning of Rapid Prototyping Technology. The vacuum casting for Nylon PA 6 is a new and revolutional development in the vacuum casting process. This is surely the range of the "High Tech". 1st Report - A glass fiber filled Nylon Parts by MCP Nylon Vacuum Casting Firm (MCP HEK Tooling GmbH) is very famous for the manufacturer of the Nylon Vacuum Casting machine, and he announced this time about the production of a glass fiber filled Nylon parts. From December 5, Wednesday to December 8, Saturday in 2007 there was the exhibiton "EUROMOULD 2007" in Frankfurt. Firma MCP HEK exhibited this equipments. We will introduce this system as the 1st report, "Production of a glass fiber filled Nylon parts with MCP HEK Vacuum Casting Equipment". The retrofit kit is available for the customer who has MCP Nylon Vacuum Casting Machine Model 4/04 Nylon and/or 5/04 Nylon.
  This is only 1st report, however please ask us per E-mail, if you have questions. Injection Mould by MCP EP Tooling Resins 1) MCP EP Toolin Resins make injection moulds.
2) MCP Injection Moulding Machine 100KSA
MCP Nylon Vacuum Casting Technology
This new rapid manufacturing process has all advantages of MCP Vacuum Casting Technolgy - much quicker in only 6 minutes. Other impotant technologies of MCP HEK Tooling GmbH
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FRT, Fries Research & Technology GmbH In August 1995 Dr. Thomas Fries, who had graduated from Bonn University with Doctor Degree, established his company called FRT, Fries Research & Technology GmbH, at the Technology Park in Bergisch Gladbach, near Cologne, Germany. The aim of his company is to develop new machine which is a bridge to cross a profiler and a SPM by the specialists group. In 1996 he announced the non contact tester called "MicroGlider®" using acoustical near field sensor. His big rush was in 1997 after the announcement of the optical & non contact topography tester called "MicroProf®". This "MicroProf®" is the non contact metrology system that can measure Topograpy, Roughness, Thickness and many other surface properties and the Name of "FRT" was expanded. in 2005 Firm FRT celeblates 10th Anniversary party of the foundation with many friends, suppliers and customers. At present reputable international companies from the automotive, semiconductor, MEMS, optics or pharmaceutical industries equip their R&D and production departments with FRT metrology systems. FRT operates from Bergisch Gladbach, Germany and maintains subsidiaries in the United States, China and Switzerland. Additionally, FRT provides a distribution and service network in Asia and Europe, and a branch office in Munich.Confocal Topography Microscope "MicroSpy® Topo" The MicroSpy Topo is an affordable, entry-level confocal microscope that outstands for its unique superstable design and ease of operation. Due to its confocal measuring principle, the instrument allows for height resolutions up to 1 nm and excellent repeatability at the same time.This qualifies the MicroSpy Topo for a multitude of different applications in R&D and production. Typical target markets for this metrology instrument are Semiconductors, MEMS, Automotive, Optics, Solar and research facilities. The system may be equipped with different lenses and features a joystick controlled x,y stage for easy sample positioning. As a fully fledged metrology instrument, the Topo is delivered with an intuitive software for conducting 3D and 2D measurements of topography, roughness and structure. Measured Data
"MicroSpy Topo" Leaflt in Japanes FRT new Information in January 2008 The FRT Business Divisions (1) Measuring SystemsThis is the non contact metrology system that can measure Topograpy, Roughness, Thickness and many other surface properties, and the system can equip many various sensors including AFM (Atomic Force Microscope) sensor. Some systems are for the semiconductor industry to measure special parameters as warp, bow, TTV and so on.
(2) Production Control FRT provides expert knowledge in designing customized solutions and in integrating automated metrological meauting solutions into existing production environments.
(3) Measuring Services Please ask us about your questions about Firm FRT by E-mail. Non Contact Optical Topograpy Measuring Machine "MicroProf®" and others Firm FRT GmbH, Germany is a venture company located at the teconology center near Cologne. Major business are consulting for technical problems for surfaces, measuring and analyzing business asked for customers and manufactruing an optical topograpy measuring machines called 'MicroProf', 'MicroGlider' and so on. This Software of 'FRT Mark III' is a powerful system and using SPM (Scanning Probe Microscopy).
nanotools GmbH : CNT-like M-Cylinder (Cantilever) with high-aspect ratio New CarbonNanoTip M-CNT is based on the patented carbon technology and its diameter is getting much smaller of 20nm, min. length of 500nm. It gives a solution for 65-40nm Node and is currently tested at 65nm and 45nm. Please refer to nanotools' Support.Please see the following PDF-file to check the combination between the cantilevers on the market and Firm nanotools' tip in June 2007. Quick selection for Tips CNT-like Metrology M-Cylinder for 90-70nm Node HDC-Probe (Cantilever) for AFM
Firm nanotools GmbH, Germany is the manufacturer of HDC(High Dense Carbon)-probes for AFM (Atomic Force Microscope) called a cantilever. This company was founded in 1997 as a spin-off of the Center for Nanoecience (CeNS) in Munich, bringing the technology which enabled to manufacture tips of almost any desired geometry and functionality. The nanotools modifies the tip and deposits the "HDC" material to the very end of the conventional silicon sensors as Nanosensors, Nanoworld, Olympus and Veeco's. Please refer to the following PDF-files about "Quick selection for tips" and "Production list for HDC-tips" only in Japanese. Quick selection for Tips Production List for HDC-Tips (only in Japnese) Home Page of nanotools
Klocke Nanotechnik : Big Nanomotor delivered to the lab of a major electric company and Nanomanipulator to a university We have gotten the order of the large Nanomotor with special PID boards to control the Z-axis for his own STM from a major electronic company and delivered in February 2007. The Nanomanipulator is one product of Nanorobotics series developed by Firm Klocke Nanotechnik. A series of the Nanorobotics builds a bridge between nano-technology and the classical mechanical engineering. These products combine the advantages of both technologies: the backlash free movement with resolution of a millionth of a millimeter and the capability of kilograms of load at centimeters stroke. The expansion of the unique Nanorobotics series to a kit with more than 200 components allowed to form several stand alone instruments by configuration instead of development. They are: Dimensional SEM/FIB, e-beam Lithography stages, Wafer Probing Systems, SEM Field-emission, Automatic TEM lamella handling, SPM Lithographer, Microassembly starter kit and so on. Of course these products are used for the other applications. However several turnkey solutions without the delivered papers for new applications were realized - but they are to a certain level confidential.In Japan the Nanomotors themselves were used at laboratories of government offices and universities for single application combined with electron microscopes except the Nanomanipulators delivered to the Japanese manufactures of the electron microscopes. But this time we delivered the XYZ-Nanomanipulator of the Nanorobotics series to a university in March 2007. We will pay attention to see its application. The 3 each table will be able to assemble a XYZ-Nanomanipulator as the photo of the upper right side. Minimum Piezo drive unit "Nanomotor"
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