DCK 01: THE ALL-IN-ONE
SLS POST PROCESSING TOOL

If you own at least one SLS® or MJF® 3D printer, you already know how time-consuming the manual de-caking and parts cleaning of your build are. The monthly hours your team will spend in this trivial yet crucial part of your production workflow can be huge.

And we know that your operators can use their time in much more useful, profitable ways.

Automation is the key to optimize production and boost your additive manufacturing department’s economic performance.

DCK 01 C - Cabinet version

ONE SYSTEM, FIVE TASKS

Our A.M. expertise, together with our IntegrAM partners’ extensive surface treatment know-how, brought to life the DCK 01 System: the definitive, all-in-one SLS® post-processing solution for midsized printers and high production environments.

DCK 01: Automatic unpacking and depowdering system for SLS and plastic powder bed 3D printers

1: De-caking

Automatic, gentle destructuration of your build
DCK 01: Automatic unpacking and depowdering system for SLS and plastic powder bed 3D printers

2: Cleaning

Automated depowdering process (patented)
DCK 01: Automatic unpacking and depowdering system for SLS and plastic powder bed 3D printers

3: Finishing

Surface smoothing cycles
DCK 01: Automatic unpacking and depowdering system for SLS and plastic powder bed 3D printers

4: Powder recovery

Efficient used powder recovery, with automatic sieving
DCK 01: Automatic unpacking and depowdering system for SLS and plastic powder bed 3D printers

5: Mixing

2-cycles, optional mixing system

THE FEATURES

  • Operating volume: up to 36 liters
  • Automatic de-caking
  • Self-regulating used powder recovery
  • Automatic part cleaning by a patented blast & tumble process
  • Environment- friendly surface finish process (no chemicals)
  • No air-extraction system needed
  • Customizable processing programs via Touch-screen to PLC interface
  • ATEX Vacuum system
  • Industry 4.0 ready
  • Footprint: 200 x 115 x 210 cm
  • Requirements: 4 bars comp. air, 380V

Extras and add-ons

  • Casing for improved acoustic comfort and reduced powder fly-by
    [DCK 01 C model]
  • Integrated 2-cycles mixing and sieving system
  • Powder conveying system
DCK 01: Automatic unpacking and depowdering system for SLS and plastic powder bed 3D printers
Up to
30x30x40cm
Process volume
Avg process time
0h 50min
For a full build
Time saved per build*
3h
In manual operations

* Simulation based on a 32 liters build, containing up to 100 pcs of varied sizes. Max allowed part size for the DCK 01 is 15x10x10 cm

RETURN-ON-INVESTMENT SIMULATION

We developed a quick ROI analysis, based on the average hourly cost of an additive manufacturing technician in Europe, to showcase the economic benefits of the adoption of an automated post-processing tool.

We based our simulation on the following key elements:

  • The time needed to manually break-out a build and recover used powder
  • The time needed to manually sandblast an average of 3-4 parts per each build-liter, and bringing them to the tumbling machine afterward
  • The economy of not having to purchase every tool needed to process cake ad parts manually
  • The only factors we cannot measure and include in this ROI simulation are the extra advantages you will get from having your team working on higher added-value tasks — but we are sure you will measure them

  The break-even is expressed in months after the purchase of the system.

SLS / MJF Build sample

For 32 liters’ daily production

Eg: 1 x Prodways ProMaker P1000 X
or 2 x EOS Formiga Velocis

24m (DCK 01 C)
15m (DCK 01)

For 69 liters’ daily production

Eg: 1 x EOS P396
or 1 x Farsoon 403P

15m (DCK 01 C)
10m (DCK 01)

For 85 liters’ daily production

Eg: 1 x EOS P396
+ 1 x EOS Formiga Velocis

11m (DCK 01 C)
7m (DCK 01)

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