3D Printing Cooperation: Photocentric and CoreTechnologie Enter into Partnership

Summary

The German-French software manufacturer CoreTechnologie and the British 3D printer manufacturer Photocentric are working together with immediate effect. The cooperation of the two established and successful companies is based on the fast, customer-oriented implementation of new ideas and production methods as well as on a broad customer base.
 

Easy system connection and handling

The CoreTechnologie 3D printing software is directly connected to the Photocentric printers via an API interface, so that all common CAD formats as well as STL models are seamlessly sent from the 3D software to the Photocentric printers.
 
A new, unique module to create support structures has been developed specifically for the Photocentric machines and for the SLA process, which is easy to use and enables a high level of automation. In addition, the user can modify the support structures and quickly adapt them to specific requirements.
 

Textures for unique surface designs

In combination with the Photocentric machines, which can create particularly fine surface structures, the innovative texture module of the CoreTechnologie software delivers impressive results. Users choose from 5,000 predefined textures or apply their own patterns to 3D models to create revolutionary component designs in high quality and resolution.
 
With its wide range of functions for analysis and data preparation as well as enormously fast multiprocessing, the powerful software solution enables the application of logos, textures and customized surfaces.
 
The recent collaboration between Photocentric and CoreTechnologie brings together two global leaders of the hardware and software world to provide new solutions for LC Magna users in terms of technology, innovation and market presence in additive manufacturing.

Background information

Since its foundation in 1998, the software manufacturer CoreTechnologie with locations in Germany, France, USA, Japan and Ireland has been led by the managing directors Dominique Arnault and Armin Bruening. With innovative products, the visionary company has consistently optimised its product portfolio and secured the technological leadership in the area of conversion software. Each year, CoreTechnologie invests more than 30 per cent of sales in the research and implementation of new technologies and has the most complete product range in this field.
 
In the focus of technology development is the product line of “3D Evolution” which guarantees efficient and lossless exchange of complex data structures between independent and heterogeneous CAX software solutions. With extremely powerful native interfaces for all leading CAD systems and for conversion of all common 3D formats, the software module ensures optimal interoperability of most various IT solutions.
 
Apart from providing visualisation and manufacturing data across most various systems, CoreTechnologie offers outstanding technologies for automatic data correction, feature-based conversion, geometry optimisation, quality control and long-time archiving as well as for visualisation of complex 3D models. The software components for software manufacturers of the most different CAX applications are the company’s second leg.
 
The customer portfolio of CoreTechnologie comprises more than 600 companies from the automotive, aerospace, engineering and consumer goods industry who are in many cases the quality leaders in their relevant segment.