RAUCH Additive Manufacturing in High Performance Plastics

New paths in
additive manufacturing

Additive Manufacturing with High Performance Plastics

Specialized in the process of PBF-LB/ P (Powder Bed Fusion, Laser based, plastics), also known as SLS (Selective Laser Sintering), we currently process the following high-performance plastics as a service. All of them are individually characterized by special properties:

High Temperature – Plastics

PEEK HP 3

PEKK Cf

PPS (Poly Phenylen Sulfit):
PPS PS (natural)
PPS Cf (Carbon fibre)
PPS Gf (Glass fibre)

Medium – Temperature – Plastics

PA6

PA6 MF

TBP

Low – Temperature – Plastics

PP

TPE 360

PA11 Fr

PA11 ESD

Detailed information on the materials will be available soon on this page.
If you would like to know more about it now, please contact us!

Knowledge and experience

60 years of manufacturing expertise

Our Company was founded in 1961 by Wilfried Rauch as a carpentry.  Starting in 1994 we specialized  in 4-axis machines on the CNC milling of thermosets and thermoplastics, partly with robot feeding. We produce technical parts in small and medium-sized series for medical device technology and mechanical engineering companies.

Additive Manufacturing

In 2013, we expanded our portfolio with the purchase of an EOSINT P800 for processing PEEK HP3 in powder bed process with laser technology. In the following years, an EOSINT P810 and a Farsoon ST252 P were added. As a specialist for high-performance plastics, prototypes, pre-series and small series form the basis for us on which then series production builds upon it.

With the beta testing of a Farsoon UT 501 P, we once again break new ground within additive manufacturing from February 2022. This machine works with a fiber laser and the FLIGHT technology.

Consulting:

We are happy to consult you on your product development and the manufacturing process:

  • Laser sintering-compliant design

  • Customer-specific materials

  • Industrial manufacturing processes

Contact us, we will be
pleased to consult you:

Research and Development

Since 2018, we have been involved in research projects with additive manufacturing:

2018 – 2019

High-Q-AM

Laser processing of additively manufactured components to increase surface quality, contour accuracy and mechanical properties.

Research partner: Bayerisches Laserzentrum GmbH, Erlangen

Project executing organization: AiF Projekt GmbH, Berlin

Support program: Central Innovation Program for SMEs of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection BMWK (formerly Economic Affairs and Energy BMWI)

2019 – 2020

AMPFORS

Additive Manufacturing of Polymer Parts for Space

Metallization of AM-manufactured components made of PEEK

Research partner:

Fraunhofer-Institut für Schicht- und Oberflächentechnik IST, Braunschweig

OHB System AG, Bremen

Winner of the INNOspace Masters 2017 competition

Project executing organization: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR), Bonn

Funding area: Technology transfer and innovation

Sponsorship by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection BMWK
(formerly Economy and Energy BMWI)

2021 – 2022

NIR-SLS / PBF/P-LB

Selective laser sintering of polyphenylene sulfide by means of novel fiber laser-based PBF/P-LB-machines.

Research partner: Universität Stuttgart, Institut für Kunststoff Technik (IKT)

Project executing organization: AiF Projekt GmbH, Berlin

Support program: Central Innovation Program for SMEs of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection BMWK (formerly Economic Affairs and Energy BMWI)