Customer stories - Edalis
Customer story
Edalis: functional 3D solutions for demanding industries
Le Loroux-Bottereau (Loire-Atlantique), France
Edalis, specialized in 3D printing of tools and functional parts, has been using Stratasys 3D technology for years. From aviation to heating systems, their solutions combine lightweight, strength and innovation to meet the most demanding industrial applications.
Edalis has its head office in Le Loroux-Bottereau, 20 km southeast of Nantes (Loire-Atlantique) in France, with an extensive Stratasys machine park.
Edalis relies on the technical expertise of for maintenance, advice and support SEIDO Systems , Platinum reseller of Stratasys in France.
Edalis: an industrial concierge
Edalis describes itself as an industrial concierge – a partner that takes care of the complete purchasing management of parts, standard or customized. The company has an extensive machine park for processing parts and has recently added Stratasys 3D printing solutions.
“We started with FDM printing (fused deposition modeling) because that technique was the easiest for us to understand and integrate,” says Nicolas Blanchard, founder of Edalis.
According to Paolo Bonan, technical-commercial advisor at Edalis, the integration of 3D printing technology has enabled the company to offer its customers “real functional parts” – both prototypes and production parts. “Today we work in sectors such as aviation, defense and other industries with high requirements, for example in terms of temperature, mechanics and chemical resistance.”
We chose additive manufacturing to make this tool because we wanted to be able to determine the materials we use in it ourselves.
Advanced materials and technologies
Edalis now has an impressive printer park, including several F370s , F900s , Fortus 450 MCs and a DLP P3 Origin Two from Stratasys. This allows the company to produce parts that meet strict requirements, such as fire resistance and flexibility.
Edalis uses Stratasys materials for parts that must be resistant to fire : ULTEM™ 9085 filament with FDM technology; for flexible applications IND402 deployed on one DLP P3 Origin Two printer. The P3 technology (Programmable PhotoPolymerization) is a light-controlled 3D printing technique in which a digital projection system cures resins with high precision.
Collaboration with Saunier-Duval
A striking example of the usefulness of 3D printing technology is a collaboration with Saunier-Duval , manufacturer of boilers and heat pumps. Edalis was commissioned to redesign a tool that is placed on the combustion block of a boiler. The original part weighed 2.4 kg and had to be held above shoulder height by the operator on a regular basis.
“We chose additive manufacturing because it allowed us to optimize the internal structure, reduce weight and quickly develop multiple functional prototypes for internal approval,” explains Paolo Bonan.
The new tool was printed on a Fortus 450mc printer using Nylon 12, a material that is highly resistant to repeated impacts.
“Thanks to 3D printing, we were able to reduce the weight to around 1.2 kg, fully assembled,” says Nicolas Vollmer, industrial engineer at Saunier-Duval. “We not only halved the mass, but retained the strength – a double gain.”
Thanks to 3D printing we were able to reduce the weight to approximately 1.2 kg, fully assembled. Not only have we halved the mass, but we have retained the strength – a double gain.
Origin Two: wide variety of resins
Convinced of the possibilities of the Stratasys 3D printers, decided Edalis to invest in a new machine to meet all its needs and expand the application options for its customers .
The company is often faced with demanding specifications, with multiple requirements at the same time — such as fire resistance, flexibility, or a combination of both. On the advice of SEIDO Systems , recognized partner of Stratasys in France, has Edalis therefore one Origin Two printer purchased with DLP technology , to take advantage of the wide variety of available resins .
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The Stratasys 3D printers are easy to install and use and require little training to get started. The modular construction platform meets various design needs and the intuitive GrabCAD Print software allows you to switch smoothly from design to print.
With the Stratasys Origin you produce ready-made end pieces immediately quality and precision comparable to injection molding . Thanks to the high-quality resins the printer is ideal for series production or production on request .
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