Roboze’s ARGO 500 HYPERSPEED and ARGO 1000 HYPERMELT platforms have obtained Japan’s Nannen-sei certification for ULTEM 9085, in full compliance with the necessities set forth by the Ministerial Ordinance Technical Requirements for Railways issued by the MLIT (Article 83).
The qualification exams had been carried out on the Japan Railway Rolling Inventory Equipment Affiliation (JRMA), with the technical help of SOLIZE PARTNERS Company, Roboze’s key know-how companion in Japan.
The Nannen-sei certification represents a vital milestone for railway security in Japan, because it defines the obligatory degree for the usage of polymer supplies inside railway autos, together with panels, covers, air ducts and different non-structural elements. Testing is alleged to have confirmed that ULTEM 9085, printed via each Roboze platforms, totally meets the flame-response necessities set by Japanese laws and reveals ‘exceptional consistency in efficiency’ throughout the filament extrusion technique of the ARGO 500 HYPERSPEED and pellet extrusion produce of the ARGO 1000 HYPERMELT.
The Nannen-sei validation ought to facilitate elevated integration of Roboze additive manufacturing know-how into the manufacturing workflows of Japanese railway producers.
“We’re proud to have supported Roboze within the qualification course of in keeping with the Nannen-sei customary,” mentioned Junpei Kise, AM Service Normal Supervisor at SOLIZE PARTNERS Company. “The Japanese railway sector calls for precision, high quality and most reliability: traits we clearly recognized in Roboze know-how. This certification is a crucial step towards broader adoption of additive manufacturing in our market.”
“Attaining Nannen-sei certification in Japan is one other necessary step towards Roboze’s mission of bringing additive manufacturing into essentially the most regulated and high-performance industries,” added Davide Schiena, EMEA Mobility, Aerospace & Defence Enterprise Improvement Supervisor at Roboze. “Japan is a particularly rigorous market when it comes to security and reliability. Securing this validation demonstrates the worth of our methods and opens new alternatives for worldwide collaboration.”
