Industrial 3D Printing With High Performance Polymers Can Replace Traditionally Made Metal Parts

It is certainly no secret that 3D printing is being integrated into more and more sectors. This includes more traditional manufacturing industries, where additive manufacturing is increasingly being adopted as a complementary technology to produce more lightweight yet still strong parts. Or at least that is the case for Société Parisse, a French company based in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, that has adopted industrial 3D printing with high-performance polymers through their work with INTAMSYS and CADvision.

Société Parisse was founded in 1981 and moved to Donzy in 1985, where the street where it is located now bears the name of the founder, Gerard Parisse. It specializes in mechanical precision engineering, including the creation of special machinery and assembly control.They are well-known for their know-how and high production quality. This has enabled them to work in a variety of sectors including in Formula 1 and motorsport racing, professional cycling, pharmaceuticals and even the aerospace sector, notably providing parts for the Ariane rocket.

A part made using high-performance polymers

The company has a long history of using traditional processes. At its facilities, Société Parisse has four machining centers (2, 3, 5 axes), four CNC lathes (3 and 4 axes), single-spindle and dual-spindle turning, two EDM (Electro Discharge Machining) wire erosion machines, a surface grinder, a cylindrical grinder, conventional turning and milling, a metrology control laboratory, a laser engraver and a design office. Now, they have also decided to move into industrial 3D printing thanks to growing demand from their customers, who are both French and international.