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iF DESIGN AWARD 2017 for user interface design of the M LINE FACTORY from Concept Laser

User interface design of the CL WRX 3.0 software for the modular M LINE FACTORY receives award

Innovative HTML5 technology permits the separation of design, content and functionality

Great transparency of design and functionality of the software architecture of the M LINE FACTORY

Lichtenfels (Germany), Monday, March 13, 2017: The user interface of the CL WRX 3.0 software suite from Concept Laser has won the iF DESIGN AWARD 2017. The

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intuitively operated, ergonomically optimized and user-oriented interface of the CL WRX 3.0 software suite won over the international jury comprising 58 members.

The development partner for the user interface design is HMI Project from Würzburg,

Germany. The human machine interface specialists were thus able to demonstrate once

again that they are almost in a league of their own when it comes to the design and

usability of user interfaces. Concept Laser teamed up with HMI Project to develop an

HTML5-based user interface for interactive dialog between the user and the additive

manufacturing machine production environment. This new user interface of the CL WRX

3.0 software suite from Concept Laser was completed in time for formnext powered by

TCT 2016 following a 12-month development process. This very interface won this

year’s iF DESIGN AWARD and is thus one of the winners of the design label that is

renowned around the world.

Innovative design meets HTML5 technologyThe structure and graphical preparation of the interactive user interfaces of CL WRX 3.0

permits a maximum degree of transparency and rapid acquisition of parameters on local

or mobile devices. The essential attributes, as the jury saw them, include improved self-

descriptiveness, better ergonomics, greater efficiency, shorter learning times, better

acceptance, fewer operating errors, greater operational reliability and a high-quality

overall impression. According to HMI Project, the design makes the interface stand out

from the competition and ultimately is more fun to work with. The open, standard-based

HTML5 technology permits the separation of design, content and functionality. This

enables rapid testing and prototyping. Intuitive gestures and multitouch and easy

integration of semantic animations are also supported. The system allows uniform,

system-independent presentation and responsive behavior for different screen sizes and


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types of terminal devices. It is also very easy for functions to be expanded on this

technical basis.

Web-based technologies ensure rapid orientation in productionA clear and process-oriented architecture is the hallmark of CL WRX 3.0. It enables

more efficient production in a smart factory. The status of all machine components can

be monitored at all times during the process. The web-based app concept allows for

modularity and expandability. External interfaces are available for flexible adaptation to

larger production networks. It is also worth mentioning the standard control across all

applications and the flexible way that the software can be individualized with

configurable widgets. Apps can be combined, and a rapid change of app via partial / full

integration is possible. The software allows data to be managed centrally with clear

authorization concepts, both in the network and for locally available applications.

Accordingly, there is a breakdown into user roles with a range of functions depending on

the particular user role. The operator is presented with an intuitive, graphically

subdivided user interface with functional animations. Convenient operation thanks to

multi-touch gestures also forms part of the new design. Not least, a harmonious color

scheme aids orientation. Workflow-oriented navigation and transparent parametric

representation make it easy to map complex processes. All of these aspects combine to

deliver a harmonious overall impression and optimum usability.

M LINE FACTORY at the core of industrial series production The new M LINE FACTORY machine solution from Concept Laser heralds a completely

new approach in machine architecture and offers an unprecedented level of automation

and innovation. For the first time, part production as well as set-up and dismantling

processes will take place in two independent machine units so that they can be

operated physically separate from one another and can be combined however you


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desire. This now enables production processes to run in parallel rather than sequentially

so that downtimes are considerably reduced and the availability and output quantity of

the process chain is thus increased. The modular machine technology of the M LINE

FACTORY also forms the core of Concept Laser’s “AM Factory of Tomorrow” concept

which also makes provision for upstream and downstream stages of the production

process as well as links to conventional manufacturing methods. The concept

consistently implements the basic idea of “Industry 4.0” in the form of automation,

interlinking, and digitization of any number of machines, and thus permits the

economical series production of additive metal parts. Such a production scenario can be

controlled and monitored using the CL WRX 3.0 software suite. It brings together all

units and modules of the M LINE FACTORY and allows employees and operators to

access all process components.

The M LINE FACTORY in detailThe M LINE FACTORY consists of two independent machine units. The M LINE

FACTORY PRD, as the production unit, has a max. build envelope of 400 x 400 x 425

mm³ (x,y,z) and is optionally equipped with 1 to 4 laser sources, each delivering 400 W

or 1,000 W of laser power. The core of the unit is three independent modules, the dose

module, the build module and the overflow module, which can be individually activated

for the first time and therefore do not form one continuous unit. The individual modules

are moved via a tunnel system inside the machine. This means that, for example when

new powder is supplied, the empty powder storage module can automatically be

replaced by a new module immediately without the build process necessarily needing to

be interrupted, as was previously the case. Finished build jobs can now also be moved

out of the machine with the dedicated module and replaced directly by a new prepared

build module so that production operations can be resumed immediately. The physically

separate, autonomous M LINE FACTORY PCG is available as the processing unit for


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set-up and disarming processes. This enables “optimum use windows” right through to

the ideal of 24/7 availability of the machine technology. The new processing unit has an

integrated sieving station and powder management. There is now no need for

containers to be used for transportation between the machine and sieving station.

Unpacking, preparations for the next build job and sieving therefore take place in a self-

contained system without the operator coming into contact with the powder. An

automated material flow is another unique selling point. This allows self-contained

modules for transport and material provision to be used.

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Caption 1: Beaming faces at the presentation ceremony for the iF DESIGN AWARD

2017 on March 10, 2017 in Munich: Markus Buberl (HMI Project GmbH), Philipp Kruse

(HMI Logic GmbH), Ralf Hetzel (Concept Laser GmbH), Christian Rudolph (HMI Project

GmbH) and Dr. Kai Hertel (Concept Laser GmbH) (left to right).


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Caption 2: Pure usability: The user interface design of the CL WRX 3.0 software suite

from Concept Laser for PCs, tablets, smartphones and touch panels.

Caption 3: Transparent HTML5 code below the user interface of CL WRX 3.0: The

software is displayed uniformly in the web browser regardless of the system.


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Caption 4: More perspective in the AM process: Modular widgets depict a large amount

of information.

Caption 5: Workflow of CL WRX 3.0: Plan build jobs with Office, create order, monitor

with the Manager and control options on the PRD and PCG production units.


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Caption 6: The latest machine architecture from Concept Laser: The M LINE FACTORY

is noted for physical separation of the machine units used for part production (M LINE

FACTORY PRD) and the set-up and dismantling processes (M LINE FACTORY PCG).

Operations can now take place in parallel rather than sequentially, which saves time and

costs.

Caption 7: The concept of the “AM Factory of Tomorrow”: The “smart factory” is a

flexibly expandable, high-grade automated and centrally controllable meta production


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system which is focused fully on the production assignments in hand and thus enables

the economical series production of additive metal parts.

All pictures courtesy of Concept Laser (unless indicated otherwise)

iF DESIGN AWARD 2017

Title: CL WRX 3.0

Type: User interface design

Discipline: Communication

Category: Apps/software

About the iF DESIGN AWARD

The iF DESIGN AWARD is presented once a year by Germany's oldest independent

design institution, iF International Forum Design GmbH in Hanover. For more than 60


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years, the iF DESIGN AWARD has been a global, recognized hallmark when it comes to

exceptional design. The iF brand is established internationally as a symbol of

outstanding design. The iF DESIGN AWARD is one of the world’s most important

design awards. It recognizes design achievements in all disciplines: Product, packaging,

communication and service design, architecture and interior design as well as

professional concepts. All award-winning entries are presented in the iF WORLD

DESIGN GUIDE, published on the iF design app and exhibited at the iF design

exhibition Hamburg.

Contacts ███████████████████████████████████████

Concept Laser GmbHAn der Zeil 8

D-96215 Lichtenfels

Germany

Phone +49 (0) 9571 / 1679-0

Internet: www.concept-laser.de

Press contact:Daniel Hund

Phone: +49 (0) 9571 / 1679-251

E-mail: [email protected]


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HMI Project GmbHFrankfurter Straße 92

D-97082 Würzburg

Germany

Phone +49 (0) 931 / 45329770

Internet: www.hmi-project.com

About HMI Project

HMI Project is an office from Würzburg, Germany for contemporary user interface design. HMI

Project designs and creates ergonomic software interfaces for industrial applications. HMI

Project, derived from Human Machine Interface, is a reliable partner when it comes to

developing unique solutions with touch-optimized usability and high-quality design for local

panels or mobile devices. New and open approaches from HMI Project combine the highly

specialist expertise with demanding and individual requirements from industry. The services on

offer range from technical analysis and the development of user-friendly operating concepts

through to implementation.

LaserCUSING® background information █████████████████


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Key word: LaserCUSING®

The patented LaserCUSING® process from Concept Laser is used to create high-

precision mechanically and thermally resilient metallic components. The term

"LaserCUSING®," coined from the C in Concept Laser and the word FUSING, describes

the technology: The fusing process generates components layer-by-layer using 3D-CAD

data.

In this process, fine metal powder is fused locally by a high-energy fiber laser. The

material solidifies after cooling. The contour of the component is created by redirecting

the laser beam using a mirror redirection unit (scanner). The component is built up layer

by layer (with a layer thickness of 15 – 500 μm) by lowering the bottom of the build

chamber, applying more powder and then fusing again.

Source: Concept Laser GmbH

What makes systems from Concept Laser unique is stochastic navigation of the slice

segments (also referred to as "islands") which are processed successively. This

patented process ensures a significant reduction in stress when manufacturing very

large components.


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Concept Laser at a glance ██████████████████████████

Concept Laser GmbH from Lichtenfels, Germany is today, unlike almost any other

company, one of the real pioneers and key drivers of powder-bed-based laser fusing

with metals. The technology driver here is the patented LaserCUSING® process, also

referred to as 3D metal printing, which over the course of 15 years has evolved the

additive manufacturing of 3D components from a rapid technology to the stage of

industrial series production.

When Frank Herzog founded Concept Laser GmbH back in 2000 in Lichtenfels, a metal

laser fusing machine was an entirely unknown quantity in the market. How is a 3D

geometry created from metal powder using a laser? What does 3D printing or a digital

process chain mean for the manufacturing of the future?

The answer was industrial machine technology: Concept Laser unveiled the first

machine of this type in 2001 at Euromold in Frankfurt. With 65 patents granted today

and over 120 patent applications, Frank Herzog and his workforce of around 190

employees continue to champion and develop the LaserCUSING® process. The

company caters for the global market for laser fusing machines across all different

sectors from sites in Germany, the USA and China and through a network of more than

35 distribution and service partners.

Concept Laser's high quality standards, expertise in processes, applications and

materials deliver reliable and cost-effective solutions which prove their effectiveness in

everyday production and are primarily aimed at reducing part costs. In addition to


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commercial aspects, the process offers a large number of other benefits compared to

conventional methods of production: The components are lighter, the designer has new

freedoms, the topology and geometry are optimized, additional functions can be

integrated, and less raw material is required. What this means is components that were

previously manufactured using machining processes are now being redesigned to fully

exploit the new potential offered by additive manufacturing.

Concept Laser offers a range of small machines (50 x 50 x 80 mm3) right through to the

machine with the world’s largest build envelope (800 x 400 x 500 mm 3). Machines from

Concept Laser that are equipped with multilaser technology are among the fastest,

safest and highest-quality laser fusing machines in the world. Around 650 installed

machines and prestigious references and projects of this Franconian “hidden champion”

around the globe send out a clear message and symbolize an outstanding technology

for the future sealed with the endorsement “Made in Germany”.

For example, today the aerospace industry, automotive industry, medical technology,

dental technology, toolmaking and other sectors focus strategically on 3D metal printing

as the economical and high-quality production strategy of the future that embraces the

notion of "Industry 4.0.”

Prizes & awards ██████████████████████████

2001 Presented with the EuroMold Silver AWARD for the M3 linear

LaserCUSING® machine

2008 Presented with the Bavarian Innovation Prize for the M2 cusing



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2012 Presented with the EuroMold Bronze AWARD for the X line 1000R


2014 BAVARIA’S BEST 50 prize-winner

2014 Finalist in the “Large Companies” category for the German Industry

Innovation Prize in the shape of Frank Herzog, Managing Director of

Concept Laser GmbH

Project: “The first 3D-printed titanium component on board the A350 XWB”

2015 The “Best CEO of the Year Additive Manufacturing” award was presented

to Frank Herzog, President & CEO of Concept Laser GmbH by the

European CEO Magazine

2015 Nominated for the German Future Prize – Prize awarded by the German

President for technology and innovation

Project: “3D printing in commercial aircraft engineering – a manufacturing

revolution is taking off” in the shape of Frank Herzog, Managing Director of

Concept Laser GmbH

2015 FOCUS Growth Champion

2016 Winner of the “International Additive Manufacturing Award” with the QM

Meltpool 3D quality monitoring tool, which was developed in-house


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2016 The ”Technologie Award by the Ostbayerischen Technologie-Transfer-

Instituts e.V.“ was presented to Frank Herzog, President & CEO of

Concept Laser GmbH, for his entrepreneurial technology and innovation

services

2016 Winner “Materialica Design+Technology Award 2016“ for the ”NextGen

Spaceframe” project, together with its project partners

2016 The “Best Pioneer in the Manufacturing and 3D Printing Industry 2016”

award was presented to Frank Herzog, President & CEO of Concept Laser

GmbH, by the European Business Magazine

2016 FOCUS Growth Champion

2016 Winner “Bavarian Innovation Award 2016“ with the QM Meltpool 3D quality

monitoring tool, which was developed in-house

2016 The “Best CEO of the Year Additive Manufacturing” award was presented

to Frank Herzog, President & CEO of Concept Laser GmbH, by the

European CEO Magazine

2017 iF DESIGN AWARD 2017 for the user interface design of the software CL

WRX 3.0 from Concept Laser


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