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10 things to consider when starting with industrial large scale 3D printing
Photo credit: IBK/D-BAUG, GKR/D-ARCH, 'RIBB3D' - ETH Zurich' Moving from traditional production methods to large format additive manufacturing (LFAM) requires a shift in your current business processes, strategy and way of thinking. From the materials that you are using to the design process and even possible adjustments to the production facility, it is time to rethink everything. This article elaborates on 10 factors [...]
Overview of events at CEAD’s booth at Formnext 2022
Since additive manufacturing technology has made its entrance in the industrial landscape a few decades ago, it has been evolving rapidly. With the development of the technology, the applications have also become endless. This means that additive manufacturing, and in our case, large format additive manufacturing with thermoplastic materials, is applicable to even more industries imaginable. This is why we decided that this year [...]
Large scale 3D printed transparent lamps
Inspired by: Knit Lighting - Joachim Froment Trade fairs provide CEAD with the perfect opportunity to show what our large scale additive manufacturing machines are capable of. Last May, our engineers designed and printed a comfortable armchair. For Formnext 2022, we aimed to design more 3D printed interior elements. Our Technical Sales Engineers partnered up with material designer Techmer PM in [...]
Het meest toonaangevende bedrijf in grote 3D-printers staat natuurlijk ‘gewoon’ in Delft (Dutch & English version)
This interview was written in Dutch (Click to read this article in English) by Uitgesproken Gasten & Ondernemersfonds Delft and published at Delft Stadsbreed. Als je jezelf wereldwijd de meest toonaangevende speler op het gebied van grote 3D-printers mag noemen, dan doe je iets goed. Met een relatief jong team timmert CEAD al 8 jaar aan de weg. Toch staat het Delftse bedrijf ook [...]
Shell reaps cost and lead time benefits of 3D printing obsolete parts
This interview was written by Hayley Everett and published at 3D Printing Media Network. Oil and gas giant Shell has worked with fiberglass reinforcement specialist Poly Products to reverse engineer and 3D print an obsolete part for one of its offshore installations. Shell Nigeria turned to additive manufacturing to produce a seal cover for a mooring buoy at one of its offshore sites after [...]
Have a CEAD
Designing a comfortable armchair for JEC 2022 At CEAD, we wanted to design and print an armchair to provide visitors of CEADs booth at JEC World 2022 with the possibility to have a seat and watch live demonstration sessions with the Flexbot. An important requirement for the chair was that it had to be comfortable to sit in. For the chair to be [...]
A conversation with 3D Printing Media Network
This interview was written by Edward Wakefield and published at 3D Printing Media Network. Sowing the CEAD of composites LFAM An interview with Lucas Janssen, co-founder and CEO of CEAD, about how the company was started and developed, and where it is now We sat down with Lucas Janssen and touched on the origins of CEAD (their experience starting back in 2011 with Leapfrog [...]
Large scale 3D printing: differences between robot systems and gantry systems
The first step in selecting the right large scale 3D printing solution for a specific application is deciding between a robot system or a gantry system. This choice is made based on individual requirements, such as required printing speed, flexibility, and requirements related to the production facility building. This article highlights the differences between robot based solutions for large scale 3D printing and [...]