Deutsche Bahn (DB), the nationwide railway firm of Germany, has licensed using Essentium’s Excessive Pace Extrusion (HSE) 3D printing platform, in Neumunster, and high-performance supplies for 3D printed practice elements and instruments. Essentium’s 3D printing expertise, together with flame-retardant Essentium 9085 and HTN-CF25 thermoplastics, has been examined to reveal that it complies with the AM Normal ISO/ASTM 52920:2023 and ISO 52920. Essentium’s AM options will enable DB to extend the supply of its fleet via the quick and environment friendly substitute of elements and instruments.
By leveraging Essentium’s expertise, DB goals to beat provide chain points and uncooked supplies shortages for out of date elements. DB maintains a digital warehouse of digital technical drawings of spare elements. These elements could be 3D printed on demand, with round 1,000 fashions at the moment accessible. DB goals to boost this to 10,000 parts by 2030. The Essentium HSE 3D Printing Platform in Neumunster, and the supplies, will assist Deutsche Bahn improve supply velocity and decrease prices by creating low-run elements on demand relatively than mass manufacturing and storing huge portions.
Rolling inventory functions want to satisfy excessive ranges of flame retardancy – even larger than within the aerospace business. Conventional commonplace thermoplastics have poor mechanical properties and fireplace efficiency and are unsuitable for rail functions. Essentium’s high-temperature AM supplies allow Deutsche Bahn to quickly produce rail-worthy elements that may face up to 180°C and meet business requirements for reliability, repeatability, and efficiency.
“Lots of people nonetheless surprise if additive is prepared for prime time. Deutsche Bahn, which is 3D printing tens of hundreds of substitute elements for its trains, proves it’s. We look ahead to advancing Deutsche Bahn’s AM capabilities to hurry repairs and preserve its belongings operational with minimal downtime. This partnership will pave the best way for others within the rail and transport industries to comply with,” stated Blake Teipel, CEO of Essentium.
