The world's first metal 3D printer is expected to be made in Chengdu

In the Hollywood blockbuster "Mission Impossible 4", a fragment of the audience sigh: Before a machine connected to the computer, "Tom Cruise" facial data after scanning into the computer, and soon, this seemingly ordinary "Rapid Prototyping Machine" in just a few minutes cloned out of the real face of the same two-dimensional facial masks. With the maturing of 3D printing technology, such eye-catching high-tech is not only found in science fiction drama. During the 2013 Chengdu Science and Technology Week, the ad hoc 3D printing exhibition let Chengdu citizens feel the magic of 3D printing. From cloning to the face without any problem, to printing out an airplane and a building ... This 3D printing technology listed by TIME magazine as one of the "Top Ten Fastest Growing Industries in America" ​​(also known as 3D printing Technology), is subverting the existing track of industrial manufacturing. However, due to heat source stability and controllability issues can not be exceeded worldwide, metal 3D printing is still in the blank. In Chengdu, a group of corporate researchers aimed at this "world puzzle" to find a solution. It is estimated that next year, the world's first metal 3D printer is expected to be "made in Chengdu." The key issue of true fire technology will solve the heat problem Fire, the source of human civilization. For the burgeoning 3D printing, the issue of "fire" is also the core technology that must be cracked. "Making 3D printing, especially metal 3D printing that requires stable ultra-high temperatures, the issue of 'fire' is equally crucial because it requires stability, instantaneous thermal energy and extreme fitness, ultra-high temperature thermal energy, and we focus To do this thing. "True Fire Technology Co., Ltd. Chengdu, Zhu Hua, chairman told reporters that the establishment of true fire technology although dissatisfaction anniversary, but engaged in ion beam related fields of research and development, but began more than 10 years ago. Right now, real fire technology laminar arc plasma generation and application of technology research and development and industrialization, and its related applications have covered the railway track surface treatment and other related industries, and their "Blue Ocean Strategy", the core is to solve Metal 3D printing heat source research and development proposition, and contributed to the development of metal 3D printer shape. It is understood that the current world's 3D printer mainly resin as the material, production of industrial models, spare parts and other products. However, for those demanding high-intensity products, which are still in the pilot phase that can only imitate shapes and designs, a new generation of 3D printers will be able to replicate products such as engine and aircraft components. "3D printing will really make a difference." A generation of industrial revolution ', we must complete the manufacture of resin materials from the storming of metal materials, and among them, the heat problem is the crux of the problem. " So, cracking the heat problem, "Chengdu innovation" technology will be how to promote the metal 3D printing from the blueprint into reality? "As we all know, the temperature of the molten resin is lower than that of the molten metal, and the core of the metal 3D printing is to replace the resin powder with the metal powder and then layer by layer according to the plasticity." Zhu Hua analysis, metal powder melting and shaping, Stable, controllable, adapted to the heat source, and laminar arc plasma technology, is the best solution. Zhu Hua cited an example of the nature of the wind, the river mostly in disorderly turbulence way of activity, and the ideal of laminar arc plasma technology, the equivalent of "eight winds" "four diversion" into a wind direction, Flow, while bringing together energy, and then the energy amplification, so that the heat can reach a stable temperature of tens of thousands of degrees Celsius, at the same time, real fire technology to complete the release of heat energy control, "when and how long the temperature needs some heat, adjust Console, you can do it. " Success at the end of the metal printer out of the test machine Targeting the next generation of 3D printers, in August of this year, the official Japanese government said it will set up a new research and development team in 2014 to unify research institutions such as large-scale heavy industries enterprises and universities in order to develop printers capable of copying metallic three-dimensional objects and tackling hard metal 3D printers And the application of the market, all countries can be described as "gearing up." Chengdu is moving very early on based on the direction of the 3D printing industry. The first 3D printing industry technology innovation alliance in the western region was born in Chengdu. We are the governing unit. In terms of metal 3D printer research and development, we will work with other institutions in Chengdu , Universities and enterprises jointly tackled. "According to real technology general manager Li Xiang Yang told reporters is expected by the end of this year, metal 3D printer testing machine will have the prototype, is expected next year," Chengdu made "metal 3D printer will be successfully developed. At the national level, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has made it clear that it will study and formulate the roadmap for 3D printing technology and the long-term development strategy for the 3D printing industry, and promote the research and development and industrialization of 3D printing technology. This year, the NDRC, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology jointly issued the Notice on Organizing and Implementing the Special Project for the Development of Intelligent Manufacturing Equipment in 2013, and 3D printing was included in the development special support. It is reported that, in the near future, Chengdu 3D printing industry technology roadmap will be officially released. He Jianying, a vice president of CCID Consulting who has been involved in the technology roadmap of 3D printing industry in Chengdu, has analyzed that at present, Chengdu and 3D printing industry in other cities in China are running at the same starting point. However, with technological superiority and material superiority, Development, with the founding of the alliance, Chengdu can speed up the building of a 3D printing demonstration base featuring the distinctive national aviation industry. Joint innovation took the lead in breaking the industry chain high-end link Into the 3D printing industry, Chengdu has sent a signal. This reporter learned that this year, the first Chengdu in the West by the additive manufacturing (3D printing) Industrial Technology Innovation Alliance was established in Chengdu, as a 3D printing industry cluster collaborative innovation of the public platform, the Alliance will be the manufacturing enterprises in Chengdu as the main body, by Universities and research institutions, industrial design enterprises, scientific research institutes and 3D printing service providers. In the first phase, they broke through the high-end links in the industrial chain of materials manufacturing, aviation applications and military manufacturing. According to the relevant person in charge of the Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, Chengdu currently has a considerable technical foundation in the major application fields of 3D printing technology such as aerospace, automotive, medical equipment and military manufacturing, and especially in areas such as remanufacturing of aviation key components and metal materials More prominent advantages. Therefore, Chengdu will use this alliance to establish a technology development platform that serves the region's 3D printing industry and form a large-scale 3D printing system with a core enterprise as a leader and a strong social cooperation by adopting a government-led and main-enterprise support and independent development model . The 3D printing industry chain includes data acquisition, materials, printing equipment and application services to the industry. The Chengdu Alliance for Technological Innovation in Manufacturing (3D Printing) by Increasing Manufacturing Capacity (3D Printing) will take 5719 as the main body to officially start the manufacturing of additive manufacturing in Chengdu 3D printing) Industrial Engineering Research Center, at the same time, 5719 plants and Sichuan Nonferrous Technology Group Co., Ltd., Chengdu real fire Technology Co., Ltd., Sichuan University signed a co-innovation intention agreement, will rely on Engineering Technology Research Center to carry out collaborative metal materials, heat equipment, system integration Joint research projects. According to the agreement, alliance members will strive to break through a number of core key technologies, acquire a batch of independent intellectual property rights, and form a batch of strategic emerging products through carrying out industrial clusters collaborative innovation so as to achieve a breakthrough in the whole chain of the 3D printing industry in Chengdu.

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