IMT is able to accelerate the development of electronic devices with the Sintratec S2 3D printer developed by Sintratec. Additive manufacturing methods have become an integral part of development processes, as Sintratec writes in a press release. IMT is also using this 3D printer for faster iteration and verification of prototypes, the press release explains.
Employing around 100 engineers, IMT, which is headquartered in Buchs in the canton of St.Gallen, ranks among the largest firms on the Swiss engineering market, according to the Sintratec press release. The company operates primarily in the fields of medical technology and pneumatics, it says. “Our core competence is the complete development of electronic devices with embedded software for industrial customers and especially for medical device manufacturers”, comments Benno Bieri, COO of IMT.
Since the end of 2022, the 3D Printing Center of IMT has been home to a Sintratec S2 for selective laser sintering (SLS) activities. “Because SLS does not require support structures, we are much freer in terms of design and can also create complex shapes”, as Vanessa Hug, designer and COO at IMT, explains. Benno Bieri adds: “We used to source 3D printed parts from external service providers”. Now, however, IMT has several 3D printers in house at its disposal.
After being in service for more than 18 months, the SLS process has become an integral part of research and development activities at IMT. And it is no mere coincidence that the company opted for a Swiss SLS 3D printer in the shape of the Sintratec S2: “We really appreciate having Sintratec as a partner, a Swiss company with whom we can find solutions quickly and easily thanks to their proximity”, explains Christoph Untersander, Head of Design at IMT, in the press release. “In addition, we always get the highest quality from our Swiss partners”, Benno Bieiri concludes.
