New fire-retardant 3D printing solutions for the railway industry
Over 40,000 3D printed components already travel on Austrian rails. We already have almost 1,000 3D printable components in our virtual spare parts and modernization warehouse. Our goal is to increase the number to 5,000 digitized components by 2028
Sebastian Otto, Head of Additive Manufacturing at ÖBB Technische Services GmbH
Schörfling am Attersee (OTS) – NEVO3D, a leading provider of 3D printing solutions, announces a groundbreaking partnership with renowned materials manufacturer KIMYA. Together they present a system solution that is specifically tailored to the needs of the railway industry and meets the highest fire protection standards according to EN-45545-2 R1/HL3.
The Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), a long-standing customer of NEVO3D, are already using this material in their Railjets. At an upcoming webinar on June 12th, ÖBB and NEOV3D will present the first successful applications with this filament.
3D printing has already established itself in the railway industry and is used for the production of series parts, spare parts and devices. However, the new solution from NEVO3D and KIMYA, based on polycarbonate (PC) and the EL-140, achieves cost savings of up to 80% compared to conventional solutions made from Ultem (PEI). This is possible due to the significantly lower material costs, lower demands on the processing 3D printers and the use of soluble support material.
The modernization and expansion of the railway infrastructure and the train fleet is one of the most important building blocks for achieving the European climate goals and a major challenge for the next decades. By using 3D printing solutions, assemblies that would otherwise have been discarded can be repaired, even though only part of them is defective. In addition, individual parts and small series can be manufactured to modernize the vehicle fleet. This helps to reduce material consumption, minimize waste and keep delivery routes and delivery times short. Sebastian Otto, Head of Additive Manufacturing at ÖBB Technische Services GmbH outlines the use of 3D printing and ÖBB’s goals: “Over 40,000 3D printed components already travel on Austrian rails. We already have almost 1,000 3D printable components in our virtual spare parts and modernization warehouse. Our goal is to increase the number to 5,000 digitized components by 2028
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For the future, NEVO3D plans to certify 3D printed components in combination with a special coating. This would further expand the possible uses of 3D printing in the railway industry and accelerate implementation.
In addition to selling 3D printing solutions consisting of 3D printers, innovative materials and customized process parameters, NEVO3D also offers a comprehensive Printing service at. With over 20 machines, NEVO3D enables fast and efficient production of individual and series parts for customers in the railway industry. The opening of the new 3D printing center will be celebrated on June 5th with an in-house exhibition in Schörfling am Attersee.
NEVO3D and KIMYA are looking forward to revolutionizing the railway industry with this new material solution and further expanding the collaboration with ÖBB. The introduction of this material marks a significant step towards more cost-effective and Fire protection standard-compliant 3D printing applications in the railway industry and will also be presented at InnoTrans in Berlin this year.
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Markus Kaltenbrunner
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