3D Printing
The workshop at ETCA is enriched with various plastic and metal 3D printers, which have a printing size up to 500 x 500 x 400 mm. The workshop offers capabilities of the entire 3D printing process, this includes post —processing: Heat treatment, wire EDM and bandsaw to remove parts from build plate, multi -axis turning and milling capabilities available in mechanical workshop.
3d Printing
Title: 3D printing in the Energy Industry
Duration: 1:43 minutes
Description:
A virtual visit to the 3D Centre of Excellence in the Energy Transition Campus Amsterdam
In this video we virtually visit the 3D Centre of Excellence in the Energy Transition Campus Amsterdam and show you how we bridge the gap between 3D printer manufacturers and the energy industry!
Industrial 3D printers are helping to make the energy sector more sustainable. We can print parts on demand, develop new designs and make prototypes quickly.
3D printing in the Energy Industry Transcript
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{Lisa Kieft-Leenders}
{At the Energy Transition Campus Amsterdam, we have several high-end industrial 3D printers, in both plastics and metals. We have a wide range of post-production machines. The experts in our 3d printer center of excellence help produce innovative laboratory instruments for unique research and development needs. Delivering novel development contributing to the energy transition.}
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{Joost Kroon }
{The 3D printing lab has been supporting Shell research and development with novel design and rapid prototyping for over a decade. Traditionally, designing components for industry meant investing vast sums of money for small, on-off prototypes. 3D printing changed that.}
{Angeline Goh }
{We already produce spare parts on demand for the energy industry, helping to make it more sustainable. Additive manufacturing is already transforming manufacturing.
We develop novel designs to reduce the emission of our operations and bring innovations to our low carbon businesses. The energy sector is coming together to support the development of standards and digital solutions to reduce the cost of industrial 3D printing.
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Mechanical workshop
The workshop within ETCA has a wide variety of manufacturing techniques. Through the efforts of experienced people and a broad collection of machinery, the Mechanical Workshop develops together with their customers the desired products that are needed for the R&D labs. The machine park varies from conventional to multi-axis CNC machines and complex glassware to 3D-printing in metals and plastics. Our presence on site allows us to respond quickly and provide ad-hoc services for our customer.
Glass Workshop at ETCA
Glass has traditionally been widely used in laboratories, as it's transparent and chemical resistant. The strength of the final product depends on the design: glass reactors can be designed and built to withstand pressures of up to 50 bar. The glass workshop designs (including 3D - models), calculates and manufactures: prototypes, components and pressurized glassware.
Specialist technical services
Including but not limited to gas detection, calibration, pressure testing and O2 clean services.
