With a high impact on all productive and creative industries, the 3D printing phenomenon changed the course of history as we know it. Offering a reliable and fast solution for different types of problems 3D printing enthusiasts and curios people quickly formed communities to share, learn and talk about different 3d printers and models.
With such a great evolution and worldwide spread in a short period, it was only a matter of time until the educational potential of 3D printing got noticed. Here are 3 facts that managed to change education and teaching systems through 3D printing:
1.LESS THEORY, MORE PRACTICE!
One big problem that the majority of the educational systems around the world share is the lack of practice in schools and universities due to limited financial and human resource possibilities. With 3D printing currently being present into more and more primary and high school units through acquisitions or donations the possibilities become endless. Students can now not only learn about additive manufacturing and its principles, they can also see, use and even improve it.
2.NEW SKILLS = NEW OPPORTUNITIES
Understanding and using 3D printing in the middle and top stages of the educational process not only brings great insights for the industry but it also helps students develop new skills and strengthen other – like creative thinking, practicality or design. Moving forward we can say that better skills often translate into bigger and more diverse career opportunities students can get after finishing school.
3.CROSS LEARNING WITH 3D PRINTING
3D printing can be looked at as an independent technical domain but it can also bring value to other domains students learn in school. For instance the Geography/Geology, Arts or History domains can have huge benefits if mixed with 3D printing.
3D printed geological landscapeDinosaur
Learn more about Leapfrog Educational programs for both teachers and students with different lesson plans and a special priced Education value pack. You can also learn more about 3D printing on our special course platform: http://courses.lpfrg.com/
Compressiblesleeves have an outside cushion layer. By making use of compressible sleeves you create more standardization, more constant print quality and a reduction of your tape costs of 30%. This special outer layer is made out of cellular, water crossed-linked foamed polyurethane.
Soft compressible sleeve
Properties
The soft, cushion layer can be offered in different kind of densities: 40, 50 and 60 Shore hardness.
Printing
The use of soft sleevesreduce bouncing. Also soft sleeves create standardization in the printing process. Due to better tolerance it is possible to have higher print speeds and pressure.
Quality
The tolerance of compressible sleeves with plate is 7.5% better than a regular sleeve with plate and cushion tape.
Savings
With this compressible layer you use non-compressible thin tapewhichsaves up to30% costs. It is also possible to store sleeves with plates mounted on it, without reducing the compressibility!
Why use compressible plate sleeves?
Tech Sleeves has chosen for cellular, water-crossed linked foamed polyurethane, because its a special material with great high value properties such as:
High rebound resilience
Up to 50% compressible without bulging
Resistant to permanent deformation
Good abrasion resistance
Resistance to ageing and weathering
Resistance to cleaning solvents used for polymer plates
AV Flexologic is proud to be the market leader in supplying flexographic mounting equipment. But we also know that this comes with a responsibility. The high standards in the flexo industry push printers to supply high quality, to work more and more in 3 or 4 shifts and to maintain an efficient workflow.
We need to keep our equipment up and running, a responsibility we can meet with our new maintenance contract. We guarantee full-time support to our customers all around the world, preventive maintenance visits, discount on spare parts, software updates and unlimited remote support.
Please watch the video below to get an impression about our support organisation:
Maintenance visits
The yearly planned maintenance visit is a preventive visit to ensure that everything is running perfectly. All the expenses are covered under the maintenance contract. Your overall accuracy will improve thanks to frequent calibration, and thus higher print quality.
Discount on spare parts
AV Flexologic’s machinery is designed to sustain centuries. Yet, some parts might depreciate after heavy use. Therefore, the maintenance contract enables you to a discount on spare parts.
Software updates
AV Flexologic’s software is updated quarterly with constant improvements and changes. Our engineers are working relentlessly to make the machinery even faster, more accurate and more automated which is mainly due to software improvements. With the maintenance contract, you do not only receive free software updates, but also discounts on upgrades.
24/7 Support
The maintenance contract grants you a 24/7 access to first-line support which can assist you in various matters.
Unlimited remote support
With the maintenance contract, we offer unlimited remote support via Teamviewer. The support technicians can support you through any process to find a solution quickly. This ensures fast and efficient help.
We understand the needs of our customers to have our equipment back up and running as soon as possible in the unlikely event of an issue. Therefore, we can offer an additional performance guarantee clause to guarantee that we have an engineer on the way to you within 36 hours of a machine begin down.
If you would like to request an offer for the maintenance contract or performance guarantee, please contact us.
The yearly planned maintenance visit is a preventive visit to ensure that everything is running perfectly. All the expenses are covered under the maintenance contract. Your overall accuracy will improve thanks to frequent calibration, and thus higher print quality.
AV Flexologic’s machinery is designed to sustain centuries. Yet, some parts might depreciate after heavy use. Therefore, the maintenance contract enables you to a discount on spare parts.
AV Flexologic’s software is updated quarterly with constant improvements and changes. Our engineers are working relentlessly to make the machinery even faster, more accurate and more automated which is mainly due to software improvements. With the maintenance contract, you do not only receive free software updates, but also discounts on upgrades.
The maintenance contract grants you a 24/7 access to first-line support which can assist you in various matters.
With the maintenance contract, we offer unlimited remote support via Teamviewer. The support technicians can support you through any process to find a solution quickly. This ensures fast and efficient help.
We understand the needs of our customers to have our equipment back up and running as soon as possible in the unlikely event of an issue. Therefore, we can offer an additional performance guarantee clause to guarantee that we have an engineer on the way to you within 36 hours of a machine begin down.