SAND CORE PRINTING

First industrialisation facility of the sand core printing process [ICP 3D Printing]. This first automated line for sand additive manufacturing is going to mean that the combustion engines for which it has been designed use 13% less energy.

improvement strategies

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS

Use of materials cut by 5%; sand, resins and additive.
Reuse of 95% of the sand used in the process (as specified by the customer).
Vehicle fuel consumption cut by 13%, thanks to the new engine cooling design, which can only be done in 3D printing.

VIEW LEGEND

Product in the framework of new business models

A Features integrated in a single product

B Servitization-oriented product

C Producto in use access-based businnes model

D Product in result access-based businnes model

Reducing impact in the company

E Low enviromental impact materials

F Reduced weight and/or volume

G use of efficient production techniques

Design aimed at partial product recovery

H Design aimed at reusing parts

I Standardisation of parts and components

J Easy dismanting

Product designed for a second life

K Remanufactured product

L Reaconditioning capacity

M Design aimed at reuse

Longer product life

N Easy maintenance and reparanility

O Greater technical durability

P Product aimed at customer loyalty

Enviromental optimisation in the use phase

Q Low energy consumption

R Consumables reduced or optimised

Enviromental optimisation in distribution

S Optimised packaging and packing

T Efficient distribution logistica

Design for product end-of-life

U Easily recyclable product

V Safe elimination