Spengler Automates 3D Printing Post-Processing With Its DCK 01 System

The 3D printing industry is constantly evolving, moving more and more towards mass production and the need to optimize production and post-processing processes. As highlighted in the latest report from PostProcess Technologies, which analyzes post-processing trends in 2022, industry users are showing a growing interest in process automation, and are increasingly focusing on the issue of workplace safety. Post-processing activities are still often performed manually and separately, making them repetitive, time-consuming and unattractive for operators and companies alike, who would like to allocate manpower and talent to higher value-added activities.

Against this backdrop, Spengler, a young company born from founders Stefano Rebecchi and Alessandro Facchini’s more than ten years’ experience in 3D printing, is specializing in post-processing in order to fill certain gaps in this market segment. The company, part of the Franco-Italian IntegrAM group, now offers a wide range of services and solutions for additive manufacturing: from the design of customized SLS printing systems to materials development consultancy, automatic post-processing systems for polymer 3D printing and surface finishing for metals. One of the most interesting solutions on offer is the DCK 01 system.

The systems offered by Spengler are produced in Italy in collaboration with IntegrAM Group partners.

This is a fully automated post-processing system for PBF (Powder Bed Fusion) additive technologies, comprising the various individual modules offered by Spengler, which combine perfectly in this all-in-one solution. According to the manufacturer, DCK 01 is the only automated solution capable of offering decaking, cleaning, surface finishing and depowdering. But what are the technical features of this post-processing solution? And how can it meet current industry needs?