“In CTC we have always worked on consolidating the current production of aircraft components in composites and, above all, on anticipating future ones. 3D printing of engineering-grade plastics is one of them,” said Dipl.-Ing. Johannes Born, project manager leading the Additive Layer Manufacturing topics at CTC. “We were looking for an ideal solution to support our needs in terms of precision, technology and materials that offer high performance and high temperatures. By acquiring the new Roboze One + 400, CTC will assess its capabilities in order to accelerate the design and production of small series using advanced materials such as PEEK and PEI, thus enabling functional testing of real parts that might go into production in the coming years.”
The Roboze One+400 was officially launched last year, and was further improved shortly after its release. Roboze is a company that never stops improving, and welcomes feedback from clients – of which they’ve already had several in aviation, in defense, in research and development, and more. The Roboze One+400 has drawn a lot of attention for its ability to produce plastic parts that can withstand high-stress, high-temperature environments and thus lend themselves to high-performance applications – not just for prototyping, but for end-use parts.
“We are excited to collaborate closely with the Airbus group and in particular with CTC and with high level engineers such as Mr. Born and Mr. Backhaus,” said Alessio Lorusso, CEO of Roboze. “We spoke extensively about the current needs of the group, which should be the goal for Roboze’s products now and in the future. We also had the opportunity to exchange ideas and opinions on the future applications that we can develop together.”
CTC GmbH is recognized globally as a leader for its ability to ramp up production and support serial production, as well as its investigations into advanced materials and technologies such as 3D printing. The Roboze One+400 currently supports 13 different 3D printing materials, and collaborations like this one are often what lead to new, even better materials and composites for advanced applications. Discuss in the Roboze forum at 3DPB.com.