From PEEK to PEI Krauss Maffei highlights large-format 3D printing and hybrid production at JEC World

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At JEC World, Krauss Maffei is showcasing how industrial additive manufacturing, reaction engineering, and injection moulding can be combined into integrated production solutions.

The heart of the Power-Print Flex and Power-Print Plus additive manufacturing systems.(Source:  Krauss Maffei)
The heart of the Power-Print Flex and Power-Print Plus additive manufacturing systems.
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Krauss Maffei will put a wide range of exhibits on display at JEC World, including sandwich underbody protection, an LED-illuminated vehicle front panel, and 3D-printed high-temperature components and blanks made of PEEK, PESU, or PEI. The specially developed Print-Core high-performance extruder, the heart of the additive manufacturing systems, will also be on display at the booth. For lightweight construction and surfaces, Krauss Maffei combines reaction engineering, additive manufacturing, and injection moulding processes and is the only company in the industry to develop production lines in-house. This enables the creation of optimal project solutions for every application — from development to series production.

The Krauss Maffei Additive Manufacturing division develops large-format 3D printing solutions that can also process high-performance plastics such as PEI, PESU, and PPS. The components manufactured with the Power-Print Flex and Power-Print Plus systems are suitable for technical applications in the aerospace, automotive, model and mould making, and energy technology industries, among others. The extruder and a selection of additively manufactured, large-format components will be presented at the trade fair booth, demonstrating the technological capabilities, material expertise and application range of the additive manufacturing solutions.

With Power-Print Plus and Power-Print Flex, Krauss Maffei addresses the requirements of efficient, industrial additive manufacturing. At the heart of both systems is the proprietary Print-Core extruder, which enables processing temperatures of up to 400 °C and covers a very wide discharge range — from a few hundred grams per hour to 70 kg/h. This allows both filigree, thin-walled structures and large components to be manufactured in stable series and pre-series processes.

With its fixed, thermally insulated build chamber, Power-Print Plus offers the best conditions for general 3D printing. Precise extrusion control ensures reproducible component quality, high material efficiency, and reliable processing of technical and highly filled thermoplastics.

Power-Print Flex stands for maximum modularity. The system can be adapted to specific projects and, in addition to the additive process, can also integrate milling operations, additional axes, or rotary tables. This makes it particularly suitable for complex applications, hybrid manufacturing strategies, and individual component geometries where additive manufacturing and mechanical post-processing are combined in a single cell.

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