It is the first 5 Axis Hybrid 3D printer with automatic procces switch between 3D printing and CNC Merging the flexibility of 3D printing with the precision of CNC milling. It’s the first Hybrid 3D printer with automatic tool switch between 3D printing and CNC milling, running on a 5 axis machine structure that allows 3D printing and CNC milling parts with higher complexity.
However if you want to machine a 3D printed part, you will need two machines, one cnc machine and one 3D printer, and them you will need to move the parts from the 3D Printer to the CNC machine, you need to make two setups and operate with two different machine Interfaces, that will take time and money.
This tecnical issues lead our team to find a solution that allow 3d printing and cnc milling in one single equipment, with automatic tool switch between 3d Printing and CNC milling so you can setup both processes in one single step and in one single machine.
We developed an affordable but precise hobbyist and industrial 3D printer that allows professional manufacturing and innovations in several technical areas.
HNC 501 prints plastic parts at a high speed and then performs a milling operation over the printed part, merging the best features of both 3D printing and CNC milling technologies which allows the production of plastic parts with the flexibility of 3D printing and the precision of CNC milling. in one, single equipment, setup and machine software.
HNC 501 can also be used as a 5 Axis CNC machine
In this new age of 3D printing, we’ve seen more and more applications where the marriage of conventional manufacturing methods with additive manufacturing has led to amazing custom parts. CNC Machining has proved to be another tool 3D printing customers can take advantage of for optimized parts. As a secondary process, CNC machining provides additional dimensional accuracy on additive parts while maintaining all the benefits of 3D printing technologies like FDM ( Fused Deposition Modeling).
