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At Richter Lighting Technologies GmbH, we recognize the urgent need for sustainable practices in the construction industry. Globally, construction contributes significantly to waste and greenhouse gas emissions. As pioneers in sustainable industrial solutions, we leverage advanced technologies to address these challenges head-on.

Founded by Bernd and Marion Richter, our company is committed to reducing the environmental footprint of construction while enhancing efficiency and safety for workers. Our innovative approach integrates cutting-edge 3D printing technologies to transform architectural design and construction processes.

SUSPENDED CEILING SYSTEMS

An example is their most recently completed project was the suspended ceiling systems in the lobbies of the 50 Hudson Yards building in New York City. They drew from their expertise in multiple fields, their experience from past projects, and leveraged some of the most innovative technologies to meet clients’ requirements.

For this project, RiCHTER’s team needed to create complex components to combine multiple profiles for architectural structures and to hold their fabrics in the ceiling systems. To achieve this goal, they needed a material with specific properties, and a 3D printer that can get the best out of the materials.

The material that had the required properties was the ULTEM™ 9085 filament, a polyetherimide (PEI) plastic and the 3D printer used to achieve this task was the INTAMSYS FUNMAT PRO 610HT. It also has a controlled heated chamber, that was set to about 200 °C, which is necessary in order to achieve strong layer bonding for the ULTEM™ 9085 filament because of its glass transition temperature of 186° C. The printer has a nozzle temperature that goes up to 500 °C, adequate for this material because of its high melting point.

The result was:

Very complex integrable shapes, that the concept of milling could not even be considered.
Very durable components with strong layer bonding.
Lightweight and highly flame-retardant components.
Reduced materials with infill structure.

UNIQUE ARCHITECTURAL COMPONENT

Another example is when they use the BASF Ultrafuse® PC/ABS FR for their high-end architectural projects.

The major challenge for some projects was achieving a combination of different materials, assembled as a single piece, and shipped for easy, on-site installation.

This component had to have the following requirements:

Remain invisible
Excellent surface quality to act as a frame for fabric systems.
High durability & flame retardant

They achieved this unique architectural component using innovative technologies like (3D printing, 3D engineering, etc.) and thanks to the philosophy at Richter Lighting Technologies GmbH.

We accompany our customers in a professional manner throughout the entire project - from planning and design to the prototype or the production of a complete series. Combining our 3D printing processes with conventional component processing, post-processing and surface refinement of the prototypes, small series or even a trade fair exhibit is our daily business. Since the company was founded in 1995, our experienced team in Gross-Gerau has made a name for itself well beyond the borders of the Rhine-Main area. We are one of the leading service providers for everything to do with 3D printing and have more than satisfied customers from a wide variety of industries - from the automotive and consumer goods industries to mechanical engineering and companies from the medical technology sector.

Alex Di Maglie
Managing Director, 4D Concepts

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Sustainable Construction Innovations: 3D Printing at Richter Lighting Technologies

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SUSPENDED CEILING SYSTEMS

UNIQUE ARCHITECTURAL COMPONENT

The application of high-end filaments made of high-performance plastics such as PEI is not new to the field of 3D Printing. However, it requires both, a wide range of skills (materials and production) and the appropriate machinery.

Thanks to its large-format 3D printer from INTAMSYS, 4D Concepts can now process a wide range of high-end plastics with excellent thermal and mechanical properties for prototyping. Parts are out of PEI 9085.

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