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Stefan Junk

• Die Produktentwicklung hat sich in den letzten 20 Jahren drastisch geändert. Sichtbares Zeichen dieser Entwicklung ist der Einsatz von Computer Aided Engineering (Rechnerunterstütze Entwicklung), das heute in allen mittleren und großen Unternehmen angewendet wird.
• 3D colour printing (3DP) provides an early-stage modelling solution that not only allows the geometry to be described but also allows the texture of a surface to be shown. The integration of this functional information is very important to understand the technical principle of new products. This allows the function of an assembly to be checked immediately after the 3D printing process and the3D colour printing (3DP) provides an early-stage modelling solution that not only allows the geometry to be described but also allows the texture of a surface to be shown. The integration of this functional information is very important to understand the technical principle of new products. This allows the function of an assembly to be checked immediately after the 3D printing process and the product to be optimised. A new approach uses the 3DP-technology for the production of thermoforming molds as well, and offers many new possibilities in producible geometries, and in manufacturing time and costs. The use of 3Dscanners offers the opportunity to generate 3D-Data not only in CAD-Software but from a wide variety of different objects.…