When we started developing the Strom system, we had a clear goal: to create a laser sintering 3D printer capable of reaching high temperatures – necessary to process high-performance thermoplastic materials – with industrial-grade hardware and software features.

Because a printer targeted to produce metal-replacement parts, must meet the highest design standards.

Of course, we have also thought about powder management: the printer can be complemented by the SM-1 a unique sieving, mixing and powder transfer system.

• Up to 380°C build chamber
• 40W CO2 Laser, Theta-lens focusing
• Build Size: 220 x 250 x 400 mm (8.7 x 9.8 x 15.7 in)
• Build Rate: up to 2 L/h - 35 mm/h - 1.4 in/h
• AI-enhanced scanning strategies and laser power management
• IR camera temperature control systems
• Layer-by-layer image analysis Q.C.
• Powder management system

VibroBLAST Air is the perfect 2-in-1 automatic depowdering and pre-finish tool for powder-bed additive manufacturing systems, the result of 8 years of research in close collaboration with sandblasting and air aspiration/filtration specialists.

Thanks to a patent pending process that combines sand/shot blasting and vibratory finishing, VibroBLAST Air automatically depowders plastic parts manufactured with Selective Laser Sintering 3D printers.

What sets apart the VibroBLAST Air system from the many rotative sandblasting tools out there on the market?

While both feature automatic depowdering of the parts, the VibroBLAST Air uses “elastic” vibratory finishing media both as shock-absorber and as a three-dimensional movement vector for the 3d printed parts, exposing them to the blasting nozzles multiple times with always different angles.

Hence, compared to rotational blasters, the VibroBLAST Air is by its own nature much more delicate in the way it handles the 3D printed parts.

And of course, the elastic media also perform a soft abrasion action on the parts, something out of the scope of the traditional blasters, automatic or manual.

SurfPRO tools are advanced surface finishing/roughness reduction systems developed for metal, polymer and composite 3D printed parts, and with fields of application that range from automotive to aerospace, from medical to consumer goods.

Based on the Microfluid process, the systems make use of media as conveying vector for the 3D printed objects, while the surface finishing is performed by in-house developed abrasive gels, capable to reach the most hidden features of the processed parts.

Depending on customers’ needs, the SurfPros can work as standalone systems as well as in conjunction with our VirboBlasts (to even the surface rugosity before the finishing process) and with electrochemical systems.

Compared to traditional vibratory finish, the advantages of the MF technology are many:

• It's completely automatic
• It's gentle with small features
• Affordable
• Flexible and programmable