(February 27, 2020) Global leading specialty chemical company--Evonik Industrial GroupLaunch its first 3D printing software. By analyzing the geometric design, materials, and cost of components, this software can help manufacturers choose suitable additive manufacturing (i.e. 3D printing) processes to save costs.
The new software was developed by Israeli startup Castor and was invested in by the venture capital department of Evonik at the end of 2019. The software technology developed by Castor can evaluate the 3D printability of components, select the best printing materials, and estimate costs and delivery times. This will help manufacturers decide whether and how to apply 3D printing technology to production.
Thomas Gro, Head of Innovative Growth in Additive Manufacturing at Winco&With the help of this software, 3D printing technology is expected to be more widely applied in the field of mass manufacturing, allowing us to better understand customer needs and preferences in order to develop new materials, "said szlig; e-Pipendahl
Intelligent 3D printing
Evonik provides professional knowledge in 3D printing materials and helps Castor establish a software platform that is accessible to all industries. Evonik has over 20 years of professional experience in developing and manufacturing 3D printing materials. With this software based on Castor technology, customers will be able to identify which components can be 3D manufactured using materials such as powder or wire. In addition, Winchuang also produces various additives that can improve material properties, such as increasing the flowability of materials or the durability of finished parts.
Castor's CEO Omer Blaier said, "The release of this new software from Evonik, which is supported by Castor technology, marks a crucial step in expanding our product line. We are pleased to have the opportunity to strengthen our partnership with Evonik and look forward to realizing our vision of enabling more and more manufacturers to use additive manufacturing technology to produce end parts as soon as possible
Fully tap into the potential of additive manufacturing
This software will complement computer-aided design (CAD). With this software, customers can analyze existing CAD files of large components or multiple individual parts simultaneously. More specifically, this software is capable of conducting comprehensive technical and cost analysis, and generating a simple and clear report that displays the breakeven points of additive manufacturing processes and traditional manufacturing processes. In this way, manufacturers can decide whether to use 3D printing technology or traditional manufacturing methods based on software analysis results, and engineers can use this to identify which parts to manufacture using which process method will greatly reduce costs and save time.
