Beneficiary name: Gloster Infokommunikációs Kft

Project title: Development of ABS-based manufacturing technology for specialized industrial plastic molds at Gloster Telekom Kft

Amount of contracted grant: 23,930,946 HUF

Grant rate: 55%

Project description:

The project aims to develop technology related to plastics manufacturing, which includes the purchase of manufacturing and production machinery, the software necessary to operate such machinery, and hardware equipment.

The aim of the project was to establish a new plastics manufacturing unit at Gloster Kft.’s headquarters in Nagytarcsa.

The project focused on the following activities:

- Procurement of new production equipment

- Information technology development, procurement of hardware and software related to the new production machines for manufacturing processes

The manufacturing equipment procured under the project is capable of producing in nine different grades thanks to FDM technology. This equipment offers the freedom to choose between high resolution and faster production, as well as layer thicknesses of 0.254 mm and 0.33 mm. With FDM technology, we can produce parts from the same strong, stable, thermoplastic materials used in injection molding. The 3D printers produce models from ABSplus thermoplastic.

Thanks to increasingly accessible, faster, and easier-to-use digital 3D printers, professional rapid plastic tooling is becoming an everyday reality for plastic processors. With this technology, virtually any material (polymers, ceramics, metals) can be used to produce plastic tools and models of any shape. The essence of the additive manufacturing process is that it creates objects by depositing thin layers, in contrast to traditional machining, where excess material is removed from a larger raw piece and the remaining part becomes the finished product.

As a result of the project, Gloster Kft.’s product range has expanded, and long-term competitiveness has been secured through the application of innovative technology.

Project completion date: June 5, 2018

Project identification number: VEKOP-1.2.1-16-2016-00057