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  • Steel profiles expand digital planning software

    Steel profiles expand digital planning software

    The steel profiles from Pestalozzi AGwill be available in LogiKal from April, according to a statement from the Dietikon-based company. The software was developed by the German company Orgadata and is used for planning window construction. According to the statement from Pestalozzi, it is also used for planning projects involving doors and façades.

    A total of more than 400 suppliers have stored their components in the software. Open interfaces allow LogiKal to be connected to machine control systems, enterprise resource planning (ERP) and computer-aided design (CAD) software. An integrated automatic error check also reduces costly calculation errors, according to Pestalozzi.

    The Dietikon-based company describes the integration of steel profiles into LogiKal as a “digital milestone”.

  • Eschbal uses 3D printers from Sintratec

    Eschbal uses 3D printers from Sintratec

    Eschbal AG has focussed on the 3D printing technology developed by Sintratec for the production of connecting elements. As detailed in a press release, the window manufacturer based in the canton of Zurich has put a Sintratec S2 3D printer into operation for this purpose. Eschbal uses the modular SLS system to produce prototype parts, production aids and small series from robust PA12 nylon. The advantage of selective laser sintering (SLS) lies in the high precision of the components with tolerances as low as 0.1 millimetres. With the Sintratec S2, 100 components can be produced in 24 hours.

    “In terms of design, 3D printing gives us much more creativity – we can now develop things that we hadn’t even thought of before,” says Michael Ebnöther, Head of Technology at Eschbal, in the press release. As the demand for 3D printed parts continues to grow, the company has decided to purchase its own printer. “As we are a company that produces exclusively in and for Switzerland, it was essential for us to find a Swiss 3D printer.”