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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 [...]
Visit CEAD at JEC World 2022
CEAD will be physically attending JEC World 2022. The world’s leading composites event is hosted at Paris Nord Villepinte, from May 3rd to 5th. We are excited to attend this live event and even more excited to exchange ideas on all things composite. You can meet us at JEC World, to receive more information about our solutions or chat about a collaboration. Fill [...]
Improving large scale additive manufacturing accuracy with laser tracking
As a large scale thermoplastic composite 3D printing company, CEAD strives to revolutionize the possibilities of additive manufacturing. Central in this strive for innovation are, among others, increasing both the thermoplastic output per hour and the accuracy of our large scale 3D printers. In order to increase output, CEAD has developed groundbreaking pellet extruders and continues to do so. The aspect of increasing [...]
Factory/Site Acceptance Test and large scale 3D printing
To validate that a newly built solution for large scale additive manufacturing works as expected from the factory, CEAD uses an Acceptance Test. During this test we make sure that the final system matches our quality standards, as well as the wishes of the client. The Acceptance Test is the final step of the production process. This article elaborates on such tests which are [...]