“We wanted the utility and functionality of a complex, industrial-strength printer that could replace or complement an injection molding system,” Reichental says. The printer also includes a robotically guided print chamber for independent cool down and an autonomous depowering module. The company claims the device provides a 4x improvement over traditional sintering processes, and is comparable to multi-jet fusion printers. A projection system splits the laser beam into millions of microlasers that can sinter an entire powder bed at once, according to NXT Factory. The quantum laser sintering technology in the NXT QLS 350 printer is designed to accelerate selective laser sintering (SLS) printing by projecting layers simultaneously. Faster SLS Equals a New Approach to Manufacturing Reichental says that the software had an easy learning curve, and the designers were able to create even the most complex parts of the 3D printer and autonomous build chamber using the software. We were able to improve our process for design, review and validation to the point that we built the machine from concept to a working machine less than four months.” “We also wanted to work simultaneously on assemblies and models, and Fusion 360 was the only system that provided those collaboration tools. “On previous projects, we had also collaborated in small teams all around the globe, and we were looking for a tool that was easy to use for collaboration,” Graczyk says. Reducing those costs in the early stages is very valuable.” “With Fusion 360, you get everything from the core product for free until you pass the $100,000 revenue threshold. “One of the biggest challenges with any startup is overhead,” says Paul Sohi, Iconic Projects Lead and Fusion 360 evangelist at Autodesk. The group selected Fusion 360 in part because the license for the software was free-Autodesk has set up a tiered system so that start-ups like NXT can take advantage of the toolset while directing their limited funds toward project development. Reichental, a pioneer in the 3D printing industry who was once CEO of 3D Systems, convinced his two collaborators to relocate from Krakow, Poland, to California to launch the company. Founders Avi Reichental, Kuba Graczyk and Tomasz Cieszynski originally met via LinkedIn when Reichental was looking for potential partners and investors for his company.
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