RI of Machine Building Technology

The goal of the Research Institute "Machine Building Technologies" (RI MachTech) is technological provision of solving the most general practical machine building problems. Research Institute focuses its activity on designing pilot samples, appliances, machines etc. RI MachTech delivers a full range of services connected with design and output preparation of new industrial products. Among the main services are the following: design of computer CAD-models, 3D scanning, prototyping, small-scale production of plastmass articles, casting of steel and non-ferrous metals as well as CNC machining.

Laboratory of Rapid Prototyping

Areas of activity:

Technologies of layer-by-layer sintering of physical entities on the 3D mathematical models

Laboratory’s equipment:

Description	Technical parameters
Prototyping machine iPro 9000 (3DSystems, USA)	Stereolithography Apparatus (SLA – Stereolithography Apparatus) for producing the articles of photopolymer compositions with the layer-by-layer sintering method by means of laser curing. Operating area for prototyping 400х700х550 mm. Pitch 0,05-0,1 mm. Prototyping materials – epoxy photopolymers.
Prorotyping Machine SinterstationHQ (3DSystems, USA)	SLS-Machine (SelectiveLaserSintering) for layer-by-layer laser sintering of powder materials. Operating area for prototyping 340х280х440 mm, Pitch 0,1-0,2 mm. Prototyping materials – polyamide, polystyrene, metal and powder compositions.
3D-printer ObjetEden 250 (Israel)	3D-printer for layer-by-layer models sintering using photopolymers. Operating area for prototyping 250х190х200 mm. Pitch 0,016 mm.

Laboratory’s main objectives:

adoption of technologies for producing the sintering models for casting of high-complexity articles on the smelted and consumable patterns using construction steel and non-ferrous alloys
adoption of Quick-Cast technologies – growing of consumable casting stereolithography sintering patterns for articles casting
research and development of algorithms for smelting the casting patterns under the thermal treatment of moulds
working out criteria and carrying out research on selection of molding materials for casting on the smelted and consumable patterns
optimization of the master models production processes using the digital technologies for the polyurethane compositions casting into elastic silicon molds in vacuum

Fields of implementation for the Laboratory’s research results: instrument engineering, aircraft and automobile industry, general engineering.

Possibilities for commercial use:

Diversification of pattern materials nomenclature for producing the functional patterns, casting patterns and sintering molds; rendering services in the field of rapid prototyping and functional modeling.
Engineering consulting in the field of creating the production strings for the end-to-end digital engineering (CAD-CAM-CAE) and production of prototypes, one-off and small-scale high complexity articles.

Contacts

address:

1 Obruchevih str.,

195251, St.Petersburg, Russia

Vice-Director of Research Institute

of Machine-Building Technologies:

Kirill N.Kazmirchuk

tel.: +7 (916) 559-75-60,

+7 (965) 092-53-46

e-mail: nii-mtech@mail.ru