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Last Updated : May 2018

SLM Solutions Group AG has changed from SLM Solutions GmbH in December 2016.
SLM Solutions has changed from MTT Technologies GmbH on November 30, 2010.
MTT Technologies GmbH has changed from MCP HEK Tooling GmbH on September 1, 2008


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Index for SLM Solutions Group AG
  • May 2018 : NEW ! SLM's head office had moved in new address from May 7, 2018.
  • Jan. 2017 : Our sales of the SLM system was over in 2016, but we sell the Nylon Vacuum Casting Machine.
  • Dec. 2015 : SLM 500HL QUAD for the mass production-use is in operation in Japan
  • Sep. 2015 : Visit at Firm SLM Solutions GmbH in order to use immediately the SLM 500HL QUAD after the Installation
  • Mar. 2015 : Receipt of the order for SLM 500HL QUAD with 4 lasers after 2 years efforts in March
  • Jan. 2015 : Selective Laser Metal Melting System will be sold by Firm AS in Japan from 2015.
  • Dec. 2014 : SLM 280HL is in operation at Kinki Universität, Research Istitute.
  • Jul. 2013 : Presentation trip with SLM people in Japan
  • Dec. 2012 : SLM 500 in the show Euromold 2012 in Frankfurt
  • Mar. 2012 : SLM Solutions' Global agnets meeting in March 2012
  • Oct. 2011 : Strategicsl Partnerschaft with Firm Schultheiss
  • Sep. 2011 : History of Firm SLM Solutions GmbH
  • Jan. 2011 : SLM-Technology of Firm SLM Solutions GmbH
  • Jan. 2011 : Addition for SLM-Technologie und SLM Solutions GmbH
  • Nov. 2010 : SLM Solutions GmbH <--- MTT Technologies GmbH
  • Oct. 2010 : Check of the Nylon-Moduls of the Vacuum castng machine by the MTT-Engineer
  • Jan. 2010 : New design of SLM 125 and SLM 250 Systems
  • Sep. 2009 : MTT Selective Laser Melting for Metal Powder
  • Aug. 2009 : MTT new Catalogues, Profile and Vacuum Casting in Japanese were made.
  • Jul. 2009 : Mr. Ritt had a lecture at the RP symposium in Japan about RP by Firm MTT.
  • May 2009 : 2 MTT Nylon PLUS Vacuum Casting machines were installed.
  • Dec. 2007 : 1st Report - A glass fiber filled Nylon Parts by MCP Nylon Vacuum Casting
  • Mar. 2007 : Installation of MCP Injection Moulder 100KSA
  • Jan. 2007 : Company Name was changed to MCP HEK Tooling GmbH
  • Aug. 2007 : MCP HEK After-Service with Customer Satisfaction
  • Jul. 2007 : Catalogues for MCP Metal Parts Casting & Injection Moulder 100KSA
  • Mar. 2006 : The 3. MCP HEK Global Dsitributor Meeting in March 2006
  • Jan. 2006 : Installation of MCP Nylon Vacuum Casting MCP 5/04
  • Oct. 2005 : Visit MCP HEK, Germany and made a sales Contract

  • About the products of SLM Solutions Group AG Please refer to Products -> New Technology and Nanotechnology.


    Last Updated : May 2018

    SLM's head office had moved in new address from May 7, 2018.

    SLM Solutions Group AG
    Estlandring 4
    23560 Luebeck
    Grmany



    Last Updated : January 2017

    Our sales of the SLM system was over in 2016, but we sell the Nylon Vacuum Casting Machine.

    In November 2016 the one year warranty after the installation of the SLM 500HL QUAD. We visited the SLM Solutions Group AG (Firm SLM Solutions GmbH was changed to SLM Solutions Group AG, because the sales of Selective Laser Metal Melting Systems succeed and the invested capital makes bigger company.) to have a meeting. The customer made a contract after the warranty with the SLM Solutions Singapore Pte Ltd.
    We sell the Nylon Vacuum Casting Systems and materials exclusively as before.


    Last Updated : December 2015

    SLM 500HL QUAD was installed and Selective Laser Metal Melting System for the mass production-use is in operation in Japan.

    The Installation works of the SLM 500HL QUAD had started from October 1, 2015. The check marks were fixed on the important wooden boxes to check the vibration and/or the inclination during the transportation. OK markings were written near the check marks.
    The SLM 500HL QUAD is for a mass production type and it is connected with a full automatic metal powder supply / sieve station and with an unpack station (after the build job) using pipe-connection. Of course the metal powder is very dangerous to fire, therefore the metal powder and a certain gas (nitrogen gas or argon gas in compliance with a metal powder) are flowing together in all pipes.
    Firm SLM Solutions GmbH encourages us because of the first mass production machine installed in Japan, and 4 engineers were coming from SLM Germany, SLM USA and SLM Singapore for their strong point fields respectively. The installation and training works were finished in 6 weeks finally and the customer accepted the machine. In the mean time a build job for the customer was often continued more than 2 whole days (48 hours) with about 5,000 layers build job. A few bad conditions were adjusted in December, and the customer has begun to build his own jobs developing own programs and SLM parameters at present.







    Last Updated : September 2015

    Visit at Firm SLM Solutions GmbH in order to use the SLM 500HL QUAD for a mass production immediately after the Installation in Japan

    We visited with the customer at Firma SLM Sulutions GmbH in Luebeck from July 1st to July 5th. We checked and asked about the change of the build job size, the confirmation of the overlapped area with 4 Lasers, the request of the SLM parameters and etc. They were making a new show room. We asked also Executive, Managers and specialist, Mr. Frahm, Mr. Frohwerk, Mr. Beck, Mr. Wiesner and other staffs to fulfill our requests before the shipment at the end of September.

    We visited again with the customer at Firma SLM Sulutions GmbH from September 10th to September 21st to confirm our requests asking in July. And we attended the Factory Acceptance Test. Somehow we could confirm the big size build job and SLM Parameter change. Firm SLM Solutions GmbH promised the Air shipment at the end of September as schedule. The new show room had opened already.



    Last Updated : March 2015

    Receipt of the order for SLM 500HL QUAD with 4 lasers suitbale for a mass production type in March after 2 years efforts

    We visited with the customer at Firma SLM Sulutions GmbH from February 4th to February 11th. We asked and saw a real build job by the SLM 500HL QUAD in a factory. Until now we could confirm the sample build job using the SLM 280HL TWIN (2 Lasers), of course we were not fully satisfied it. However the customer wanted to have the SLM 500HL QUAD (4 Lasers) for his mass production use. During our visit we could see actually the real machine, SLM 500HL QUAD.
    As a result of this visit at the end of March we could get an order of the SLM 500HL QUAD as the 1st mass production type machine in Japan from the customer.



    Last Updated : January 2015

    Selective Laser Metal Melting System will be sold by Firm AS in Japan from 2015.

    From January 2015 in Japan the Selective Laser Metal Melting Systems are sold by Firm Aichi Sangyou Co., Ltd.
    Other systems without the Selective Laser Metal Meltimg are sold by us in Japan as before.
    In the HP of Firm SLM Solutions GmbH there are 2 Japanese agents as the above map.


    Last Updated : December 2014

    SLM 280HL is in operation at Kinki University, Research Institute.

    2 weeks in the first half in November we installed with SLM engineers the SLM 280HL with Double Beams and in the same period the 1. training was over. Then the small rest works were made in 2 weeks in the first half in December. The 2. training was the practices. The slective laser melting technology involves a lot of basic knowledges and many small bones make a big fish. We agent and SLM Solutions are also 2 small bones, but we hope, we can help the customers always, if they need.
    The following photos are snapshots in that terms.








    The following diagram shows a big fish with many small bones. About the extended diagram please clich here.


    Last Updated : July 2013

    Presentation trip with SLM people in Japan

    SLM Solutions GmbH, Mr. Henner Schöneborn (Technical- and sales director) und Mr. Stefan Janzen (SLM Product specialist) were come to Japan to make the presentation of the SLM Technology and Systems for Japanese customers. In Japan this year we often the words, 3D Printer and Selective Laser Melting System in newspapers, TV and books. And we received many questions about SLM technology from many Japanese companies. We asked Firm SLM Solutions GmbH to help us and 2 abovementioned gentlemen came to Japan for a week from July 15th to 20th.
    Photos from left to right : Page 1 of the presentation films; In Ginza of the arrival night on July 15, 2013 Mr. Schöneborn (left) and Mr. Janzen, who comes from the Frauhofer ILT in Aachen and is active SLM Specialist.



    From July 16, 2013 our journey began, only presentation and transfer ..... And we used trains (also Shinkansen as ICE in Germany), Taxis and so on, not only in Tokyo but also from east to west. We had only 2 hours of free time in the evening on July 19, 2013, and visited a newest seeing spot Tokyo Sky-Tree and Sensoji-Tempel. In the night we were in a Hotel near the Narita Airport and in the morning on July 20, 2013 they had a flight to Germany. Thank you for your help !!




    Last Updated : December 2012

    SLM 500 in the show Euromold 2012 in Frankfurt


    Photo left: front of the SLM 500HL in the show, from left Mr. Wiesner; SLM developper in charge /
    Mr. Ihde; CEO / Mr. Schoeneborn; Technical- and Sales Director
    Foto right: Mr. Berggreen; SLM expositor
    The word 'HL' from the name of SLM 500HL means Hanseatic Luebeck.



    Last Updated : March 2012

    SLM Solutions' Global agnets meeting in March 2012

    Many agents more than 15 contries came to Hanseatic Lübeck, World cultural heritage, to attend the Global agents meeting from March 19th to 22nd.
    1. Foto : at the front of the Holstentor with all participants and SLM people / 2. Foto : in the meeting or foe the SLM





    Photo left : Main office of Firm SLM Solutions GmbH
    Photo bottom : H. Ritt; Export- and Marketing Manager in charge of the meeting / F. Mecker; Assistant / We couldn't meet Mr. Bromberger, a sales staff.



    Last Updated : August 2009

    The Japanese catalogues for MTT Profile and MTT Vacuum Casting machine were made.


    Last Updated : June 2009

    Mr. Ritt had a lecture at the RP symposium in Japan about RP by Firm MTT.

    Mr. Stefan Ritt, Export, Sales & Marketing Manager of Firm MTT had a lecture at the 33 Japan Rapid Prototyping Sumposium held at Shibaura Institute of Technology in Tokto, Japan. He introduced his latest technology about RP market, esprcially Selective Laser Melting.



    The above left photo is a snap at the Party and the above right photo is a snap at the Exhibiton in Tokyo, which shows Ms Sellin, Europa Marketing Manager of Firma 3D Systems in France.



    Last Updated : May 2009

    2 MTT Nylon PLUS Vacuum Casting machines were installed in Japan.

    A German Engineer, Mr. Wolfgang Brockmueller came to Install 2 machines.
    One customer is Firm N. in Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken. (The upper photo)
    And another customer is Firm T. in Fujieda-shi, Shizuoka-ken. (The lower photo)

    The left photo shows 3 customers, who use 4 MTT Nylon Vaccum Casting Machies. the center photo shows Presiden Kutsuna, Firm Plamerry Designe and his manifold. The right photo shows Mr. Brockmueller and Mt. Fuji.



    Last Updated : December 2007

    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.

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    Vacuum Casting
    Machine 5/04 with
    Nylon Module on top.
    Preparation of
    filling material
    Mixing bowl
    with fillers
    Adjustnment
    of controller
    Filling of Nylon
    ingr. into module
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    Taking preheated silicon mould
    from oven
    Prepare and close the mould
    for casting process
    Placing and adjusting
    of mould in
    Vacuum casting
    chamber
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    The mould set on
    the chamber
    Starting the casting process
    through PLC-controlls
    Removing the mould from
    chamber and extracting the part

      This is only 1st report, however please ask us per E-mail, if you have questions.



    Last Updated : March 2007

    Installation of MCP Injection Moulder 100KSA



    Mr. Torsten Kob, Application Engineer of Firm MCP HEK Tooling GmbH, came to Japan and made an installation of MCP Injection Moulder 100KSA. The mould of this 100KSA is made by EP tooling resins, so main training is to study how to make a resin injection mould. After that the trial run from pp to PA6 was successfully made.
    The photo shows Mr. Kob and Mr. Kutsuna, President of Firm Plamerry Design at the front of the Machine 100KSA and a mould making by resins.

    Home Page of Firm Plamerry Design



    Injection Mould by MCP EP tooling resins

    1) MCP EP tooling resins for high quality injection mould

    1 day2 day3 day
    usable
    all RP models
    Fix casting frame
    and cast EP resins,
    then degas. Curing
    a day in a room
    temperature.
    Remove
    casting frame
    Fix casting frame
    and cooling pipe,
    Cast EP resins,
    and degas again
    Curing a day in a
    room temperature
    Heat cure
    the mould
    in the oven
    for a day
    EP resin mould
    for injection

    2) MCP Injection Moulder 100KSA

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    Place the mould in the machineClose the door and start
    the moulding cycle
    Components can be de-moulded
    in ca. 5-15 seconds


    Last Updated : January 2007

    Company Name was changed to MCP HEK Tooling GmbH

    Due to the continual expansion of the MCP-GROUP over the last few years the managements have taken the opportunity to form a separate ans independent company with the aim of expanding and making HEK Toolong even more successful in the future. From the 1st of January, 2007 onwards, the name of the newly formed company will be : MCP HEK Tooling GmbH
    Thanking you for an excellent relationship in the future too.




    Last Updated : August 2006

    MCP HEK After-Service with Customer Satisfaction

    After the rainy season and the humid summer was coming, then the MCP Nylon Vacuum Casting Machine made seldom incomplete casting parts. We have often phoned with MCP HEK engineers about a problem happened at the customer. A conclusion is that the polymerization of a chemical reaction may arise incompletely, and then Firm MCP HEK sent Mr. Robert Kalina to Japan and he confirmed phenomenon. The humidity gave moisture into the Nylon materials and the polymerization didn't happen. The customer changes to keep the Nylon Materials free from moisture. Then the Nylon Module was also exchanged from new one and Mr. Kalina gave his training to the customer again.
    The photo shows Mr. Kalina and the biggest mould which can be used in MCP HEK 5/04 Nylon Vacuum Casting Machine. Firm MCP HEK and we will give a full after sales service with the customer satisfaction for this new technology.



    Last Updated : August 2006

    Catalogues for MCP Metal Parts Casting & Injection Moulder 100KSA

    We have already finished these catalogues in Japanese version.

       Please ask us per E-mail about these catalogues in japanese.


    Last Updated : March 2006

    The 3. MCP HEK Global Dsitributor Meeting in March 2006



    Firm MCP HEK opened the 3rd MCP HEK Tooling Global Distributor Meeting at Luebeck, Germany on one week from March 27, Monday to March 31, Friday. The city of Luebeck is the north of the big city of Hamburg, northern Germany and famous for the Nobel prize winner in Literature, Mr. Thomas Mann and Mr. Guenter Grass. During the day we were very busy to discuss the market survey for all countries, to get lessons new machinery and to see demo operation, to study the web site and so on. In the night there were welcome party at the historical restaurant "Schiffergesellschaft" and the night tour in Luebeck, Kart racing, dinner at ship-restaurant in Hamburg harbour and the night tour also in Hamburg. We got the bus tour to Borchen near Paderborn to see and to study SLM technology. We appreciate the kindness from the people from England and German of MCP-Group. The right photo shows Ms Oldorf, who is working also for overseas distributors with Mr. Stefan Ritt; Export Sales and Marketing Manager. We appreciate her kindness during the meeting.

    Home page of Firm SLM Solutions GmbH MCP HEK Tooling GmbH




    Last Updated : January 2006

    MCP 5/04 Nylon Vacuum Casting machine was successfully installed at Firm Plamerry Design in January 2006.

    The MCP 5/04 Nylon Vacuum Casting Machine was installed by Mr. Bernd Mahlin, MCP-HEK's Application Technician. These works include installation, operator instruction and also wide training in advanced vacuum casting technologies. Then the customer leanred how to make mould, how to cast and special technique (Prototyping in Silicon rubber and highly filled viscous Materials). Mr. Mahlin holds white Silicon casted part with his right hand, and these parts will be found for new application. We recognized the Rapid prototyping in Vacuum casting again.
    Mr. Bernd Mahlin and President Kutsuna of Firm Plamerry Design are at the front of the Machine MCP 5/04. This room was built according to the MCP's suggested layout for Nylon vacuum casting room.

    MCP-HEK's Suggested Layout for Nylon Vacuum Casting Room

    Home Page of Firm Plamerry Design



    MCP Nylon Vacuum Casting Technology

    Firm MCP-HEK Tooling GmbH, located in City Luebeck of North Germany, has a wordwide reputation for offering the widest range of techniques, materials, equipments and customer training in the field of rapid tooling technology. Up to the present the vacuum casted parts are mede from urethane and EP resins, and they are samples. However Firm MCP-HEK Toolin GmbH has developed a new rapid manufacturing process for producing prototypes and production parts in Nylon PA-6. This is a High Technology.

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    Vacuum Casting
    MCP 5/04 Nylon
    Pre-sill the
    Nylon Module
    Load the
    silicone mould
    Close the door and
    Automatic control
    MCP Nylon Vacuum
    Casting has all the
    properties of Nylon PA-6.

    This new rapid manufacturing process has all advantages of MCP Vacuum Casting Technolgy - much quicker in only 6 minutes.


    Last Updated : October 2005

    The visit to Firm MCP-HEK Tooling GmbH located in Luebeck City of north Germany in October 2005, and the conclusion of the Distributor's agreement

    MCP Vacuum casting, first introduced exclusively by MCP over 15 years ago, remains the most used process for replicating models for prototype production of parts in vacuum plastics, waxes, low melt alloys and, as the most recent development, in Nylon PA 6 thermoplastic. The MCP Vacuum Casting Process (now called the traditional or standard process) has proven to be the perfect solution, combined with generative Rapid Prototyping Technology, for improving time and quality and drastically reducing the cost of prototype production worldwide. The reason is that the MCP Vacuum Casting Process is extremely easy to learn and to apply.
    In October 2005 we visited Firm MCP-HEK Tooling GmbH with our customer, and met Mr. Hans-J Ihde, CEO and Mr. Stefan Ritt, Export Sales and Marketing Manager. We have gotten an information of MCP Vacuum Casting for Nylon PA 6. During our 3 days stay we saw the machinen and factory and got the demo operation, then we confirmed MCP new development technology. We placed an order of MCP Vacuum Casting machine at once. Our customer is expert in vacuum casting and he was sure new technology after he saw the Nylon part demoulded only in 6 minutes.
    The picture shows that Mr. Ritt explained us about the Nylon part.


    Convincing Advantages of MCP Nylon Vacuum Casting:
     (1) A pressure-less, vacuum process enabling the use of fast, low cost silicone rubber tooling technology developed by MCP.
     (2) Accurate, multi-segment moulds and Nylon PA 6 parts can be produced within 12 hours, and, inperfect injection moulding quality.
     (3) Use any type of model for producing moulds and parts
     (4) Demould in only 6 minutes after casting Nylon

    Technical Data of MCP Vacuum Casting Machine
    MCP 5/04 Nylon

    Dimension Housing (HxBxT):
        1,930 x 1,510 x 900 mm
     Max. Mould Size (HxBxT):
        750 x 900 x 750 mm
     Casting Volume:
        6.0 kg


    MCP Nylon Module

    The module is designed specifically to combine the base polyamide materials of the reactive (RIM) process to generate castable Nylon PA 6 for producing engineering plastic components. The MCP Nylon Module is the result of over 3 years of close cooperation with leading institutes, equipment and material suppliers.
    (Patents pending)


    Examples of MCP Nylon Vacuum Casting
    MCP Vacuum Cast parts in Nylon PA 6 can be used for clips, permanent living hinges, chemical containers, 2 part inlet manifold shells, air filter housings, radiator water tanks and gears. Further applications include one part automotive inlet manifold, engine compartment parts and lamp housings.

    Ford has also installed nylon casting at its European RP centre in Dunton, England and this is the comment of Mr. Richard Wooldridge; Centre Manager.

    And this is data for MCP Nylon Materials.

    About MCP-HEK's new technology "Nylon PA-6" please refer to ProductsNew- and Nano-technology

      At present there are 3 kinds of catalogues in Japanese.
    1. MCP Vacuum Casting - Rapid Realisation
    2. MCP Rapid Tooling Technology
    3. Product Data
    Please ask us about these Catalogue only in Japanese with E-mail !


    Home page of Firm SLM Solutions GmbH MCP-HEK Tooling GmbH