ZEISS, a leading global optics manufacturer, has applications spanning microchips, semiconductors, ophthalmology, dentistry, and professional industrial microscope lenses. Pursuing ultra-high precision, minimal error, and industrial-grade quality, ZEISS maintains strict control over its manufacturing process. Learn the secrets to its success now:
The German optoelectronic manufacturer Zeiss is a global pioneer in lens manufacturing. With 170 years of research and innovation experience, it has produced various industrial optical microscopes for many years. It is very particular about the precision of its instruments, and the error value is only allowed to be controlled within one-hundredth of a millimeter.
Replication production, stability and uniformity .
"Manually adjusting the instrument was very inconsistent, so we tried many methods, and finally found the most effective way through 3D printing technology ," said Johannes Grimm, the operations manager, excitedly.
The Zeiss team measured the angles on each machine and decided to use a 3D printer to create alignment tools and optical adapter plate fixing tools. This not only allows for precise alignment of the parts on each device, but also ensures that light propagates and senses accurately in the correct direction.
Operations Manager John stated that 3D printing technology can make the production process more stable, and that's not all! When using 3D printers to manufacture parts, the choice of 3D printing filaments is extremely rich, ranging from various plastics , nylon , carbon fiber and other composite materials to metals !
Cost savings are beyond imagination.
Since the advent of various 3D printing tools, not only has the process of installing equipment been simplified and significant costs saved, but it has also made it more convenient for customers to use. By using 3D printing alignment tools, customers only need to tighten a few screws to easily replace important parts and perfectly align them.
After the Zeiss team installed the Ultimaker 3D printer in the factory, employees could easily operate the Ultimaker Cura software to develop the necessary fixtures and fixing devices themselves. In addition to providing original 3D printing filaments , Ultimaker is also compatible with third-party materials. By combining manufacturing processes with 3D printing technology , the production cost has been reduced from more than NT$10,000 in the past to only about NT$600 for 3D printed parts ! The delivery time has also been successfully shortened from several months to a few days, giving engineers more extra time for repeated screening to ensure the quality of the final product.
We are pleased to see more and more companies using Ultimaker 3D printers to improve their production processes. We've previously shared Advantech's manufacturing journey in Taiwan ( click here: Three Key Elements of Smart Production Lines – How Major Computer Manufacturers Do It! ). Do you have similar needs? Contact us now to learn more about Ultimaker 3D printers .
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