Plastic laser-sintering 3D printer from Prodways. (Prodways)
Prodways

New horizons for 3D-printed footwear by Prodways

France - As sport shoe manufacturers look for ways to accelerate new product launches and to create more versatile footwear to provide enhanced performance for their customers, Prodways Group 3D-printing solutions have opened up new horizons for the industrial production of 3D-printed footwear.

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Pestel Pur manufactures huge moulds: Claddings for harvesting machines, roof structures for buses and panels for sunbeds are among their usual work. (Leif Knittel, Webtemps)
Case Study

When deep mould cavities overwhelm the CAM system

Manufacturing mould tools with a weight of 19 tons does not mean that the milling is less complex than with smaller tools. When German-based Pestel Pur Kunststofftechnik reached the limits of their CAM programming in difficult areas, they had to look for an alternative and turned to Solidcam.

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The latest version, Street Shark 4.0, is a rear wing for a Corvette.  (Frimo)
PSE Europe 2017

Surface modelled after shark skin

From 27 – 29 June 2017, PSE Europe 2017 will be opening its doors at the MOC Munich. At PSE Europe 2017, leading manufacturers will showcase innovative PU applications and solutions. Part of the shows programme is the Feature Area. In this dedicated space, exhibiting companies display innovative PU products. The exhibits showcase how Polyurethane applications enable specific product innovations.

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