Diversified Plastics (DPI), a custom plastic injection moulder and additive manufacturer of high-precision components, has increased the capacity of its Acceleration Station to meet the rise in demand associated with the Covid-19 pandemic.
The company has activated its third Carbon printer named Einstein. The printer which is a tribute to the late physicist, is powered by Digital Light Synthesis (DLS) technology - different to traditional manufacturing. In just one year, customer demand has grown rapidly for DPI’s Acceleration Station services, including design for additive manufacturing assistance, Carbon DLS manufacturing, cleanroom assembly and packaging expertise.
Kevin Hogan, chief executive officer of DPI commented: “Now more than ever, medical device and other Original-Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) are looking for ways to accelerate product design, testing, manufacturing and validation.
“Acceleration Station services, including Carbon DLS additive manufacturing, produce high-quality plastic parts quicker without tooling. We are proud to offer the services, speed and technologies that are helping to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.”
The Acceleration Station’s engineering and production teams work closely with customers to save time and money by optimising parts for digital manufacturing. Design for additive manufacturing can minimise the total number of components required or make parts which were previously considered impossible to manufacture, such as lattices and complex geometries, possible.
Through Carbon’s proprietary DLS technology, DPI has the ability to offer customers production-quality end-use parts without the added time and cost of tooling. Carbon DLS claims to be up to 100 times faster than traditional additive methods and can produce low- to mass-production quantities. Parts can reportedly be produced from a wide selection of materials that can be customised for mechanical properties, surface finish and stability, with product customisation and variable product marking being possible. Acceleration Station protocols adhere to specifications, performance and safety standards.