Column - The Appeal of Digital Metal: "High Design Freedom"
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The features of Digital Metal can be summarized as follows: - Capable of precisely shaping small parts - High design freedom - Good surface quality - Suitable for mass production - Possible to change shapes and customize This time, I would like to highlight "high design freedom." The photo shows parts designed by KOMNI, which is developing medical devices using Digital Metal. The parts are cylindrical with a length of 98mm, and within this single piece, various structures are included as shown below. - Lattice (hollow) structure - Complex groove processing - Screw machining - Variation in inner diameter - Thin-walled section of 0.2mm thickness (the entire cylinder has a thickness of 1mm) - Square holes on the end face Digital Metal can mass-produce such parts without changing setups. Although not directly related to design freedom, design changes can be made simply by replacing data, without worrying about material constraints or changes in processing instructions. In fact, we were able to easily accommodate design changes just before manufacturing. I see this as an episode that illustrates the flexibility of Digital Metal's response.
