Additive Manufacturing / Advanced Composites

Additive Manufacturing (AM) which is commonly known as ‘3D printing’, is a key technology driving Industry 4.0 (digitization of the manufacturing sector). ADRINE brings along more than 20 years of experience in the field of 3D printing, exhibiting an extensive range of activities, starting from basic tasks and ending up to demanding R&D technical projects.

Among others, the company offers:
• 3D printing on-demand services
• In-house development of AM-compatible single phase or composite materials
• Design and prototyping of parts or assemblies
• Professional 3D scanning
 Development of customized 3D printing systems
• AM of materials with enhanced, multifunctional, and tailored properties
• Expertise in 3D printing of polymer-based nanocomposites (i.e., using graphene, carbon fibers, metal particles)
• Fabrication of 3D printing filaments
• Pilot scale recycling of thermoplastics to filaments

The main 3D printing methods which are currently in use consist of: a) Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) for thermoplastic polymers (including IDEX and infinite length printing), and b) Digital Light Processing (DLP) for photocurable resins. The company has recently invested in adopting alternative technologies, such as continuous carbon fiber composites printing and metal printing, expanding the range of the provided services and research.

The capabilities of ADRINE to experiment on innovative AM solutions, are enhanced by the adoption of state-of-the-art lab scale mixers and extruders, while the design and own manufacturing of filament control systems offers the ability to carry out challenging tasks.

Beside the contemporary AM methods, the team of ADRINE holds a long-standing experience in the field of composite materials manufacturing, incorporating techniques such as resin film infusion and hot pressing, for fabricating lab-scale composites. Furthermore, customized small-scale manufacturing of pre-impregnated fiber fabrics provides flexibility in the prototyping of more complex designs.  

Additive Manufacturing constitutes the ‘heart’ of the company and the non-ending pursuit of the research on advanced materials and problem-solving systems can maintain ARINE’s position on the technological edge.

DLP 3D printing of nanocomposites

3D printed (FDM) thermoplastic coupon with chopped carbon fibers

Additive manufacturing of polymer-based electrically conductive parts

UV post-processing to achieve final properties

Recycling/reusing waste thermoplastics

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