The use of high-speed 3D printers for servicing rolling stock, as reported by the railway portal Railway Supply.

3D printers for servicing rolling stock

Deutsche Bahn has approved the use of high-speed 3D printers HSE 180 from the American company Essentium.

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This will allow the German carrier to address issues with supply chain disruptions and shortages of materials for manufacturing parts used in servicing rolling stock.

The HSE 180 lineup includes three 3D printers with different technical specifications. According to Essentium’s statement, the HSE 180 works ten times faster and five times more accurately than similar competitor devices.

These printers can produce plastic parts measuring 69 x 50 x 60 cm at speeds of up to 50 cm per second, and they can also use fire-resistant thermoplastics for printing various components.

Since 2015, Deutsche Bahn has built a database of 1,000 digital twins of components and has manufactured over 100,000 parts using 3D printing.

The carrier plans to expand the range of digital twins to 10,000 units by 2030.

Photo: Essentium.

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