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Founded in 2018, the company has become a household name in Malta for 3D printing, and it is currently expanding its operations through partnerships with European customers and worldwide exports.

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Dave

CEO, Co-Founder, Engineer

David focuses on generating business, securing strategic investment & partnerships, and opportunities for the company to advance in new niches. He also focuses on marketing and sales, and email communications. In his free time he’s probably working on reviving his old BMWs, or at the gym, warming up with your max.

Alex

COO, Co-Founder, Lead Designer

Alex handles the day-to-day running of the office, keeping it organised. She also handles dental and medical resin applications, finances and purchasing, as well as running and communications of the smaller brands. In her free time, she's probably lifting at the gym, meal prepping, illustrating, or feeding her kids their 27th snack of the day.

Joe

Software Dev

Joe handles R&D projects involving Electronics & Coding, as well as Resin slicing, maintenance and setups. He also manages the order processing & packages of The Giants’ Tower. In his free time, he’s probably rerunning Skyrim for the 100th time.

Manolo

Artist & Designer

Manolo handles the artistic and intricate side of Invent 3D, such as painting of miniatures, trophies & exhibits, as well as assembly of complex models. He also supports the resin station. In his free time he’s painting his own miniatures or rewatching The Lord Of The Rings.

Jeremy

Additive Manufacturing Designer

Jeremy focuses on free-form 3D Design on Blender, such as models, trophies and sculptures. He also helps maintain the print farm as a whole, optimizing processes and workflows. In his free time, he’s occupying a squat rack chugging BCAAs and thinking about how low he needs to squat.

Luca

Additive Manufacturing Technician

Luca handles the processing and cleaning of all resin models, as well as order fulfillment for The Giants’ Tower. He also handles designing of the cookie cutter shapes. In his free time, he’s probably playing Dungeons & Dragons or watching Deadpool.

The ultra-fast 3D printer with a Maltese touch

A 24-year-old graduate who invented an ultra-fast 3D printer as a hobby has referenced his Maltese roots by launching it on YouTube with a film detailing the process of printing a model of Valletta’s Siege Bell.

Jacob Lord’s Construct 1XL printer completed the model of the memorial in under 40 hours, a task his Maltese mother and business partner, Therese says could take competitors two weeks to achieve.

The UK-based computer games and software engineering graduate first got a 3D printer for his 18th birthday but began to design his own because he was not happy with the features of those on the market.

“He wanted to make a printer that was not just fast but also reliable, with quality prints. And he achieved just that,” Therese, a granddaughter of renowned author Mikiel Spiteri, said.

While constantly upgrading his printers for best performance, Jacob’s first breakthrough was switching acrylic brackets to 4mm steel.

A COVID mask revelation

His mother, who is from Msida, funded all the research and development of the product through her own savings and helped found Seraph Technologies Ltd in 2020.

The mother-and-son team realised how fast the invention was when it was used to help print headbands for COVID-19 face shields to help with a shortage in the UK.

“In practice, they (the competitors) were making a single face shield every 30 to 40 minutes while Jacob’s homemade printer took just 11 minutes,” Therese, who is based in Lincoln, said.

“It was at this stage that we realised how amazing it was.”

The Warwick Manufacturing Group from the University of Warwick carried out third-party validation checks on the printer, testing it against competitors from industrial computers to other hobbyists.

It found the Construct 1 version of the printer matched the speed of only one other printer and was up to double the speed of its nearest competitors and triple the speed of the slowest printers tested.

“No one wants to wait multiple days for a large print to complete. We aimed to make our printers as versatile as possible, providing fast layers with a large nozzle, saving up to 40 per cent average print time,” Therese said.

Now Construct3D, a trading name of Seraph Technologies, has used Malta as its launchpad, after it unveiled its printer at the TCT 3Sixty show in Birmingham in June.

“We were overwhelmed with the response,” said the mum-turned-company director.

It took almost 40 hours to 3D print the Siege Bell.

The company has decided to release the invention on YouTube through channels heavily subscribed by the global 3D printing community.

YouTuber Joe Casha agreed to review the product for his 85,000 subscribers on the Breaks’n’Makes channel that inspired the Lords to enter the 3D printing world.

The company secured a grant to pay towards the cost of the flights and accommodation of US YouTube star Joel Telling, known as the 3D Printing Nerd, so he could come to Malta to review the product for his 556,000 subscribers.

Telling was joined by his producer, David Tobin.

The Siege Bell was scanned and 3D printed to be used in the film.

The idea is to use the reviews of their printer to support their crowdfunding Kickstarter campaign to be launched in November.

Their story ties the UK and Malta through three generations, Therese said, referring to her grandfathers, Spiteri, also known as Kilin, and naval chief shipwright John Grech BEM.

“It is a shame that they are not still with us to see what their great-grandson has managed to achieve,” his proud mother said.

This Japanese mask required a quarter of the almost 14 hours it would take other printers to be created by Construct 3D.

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3D printers (Additive machinery), conformity assessment.

3D printers (Additive machinery), the equipment manufacturer or its authorized representative must ensure that a risk assessment is carried out to determine the health and safety requirements that apply to the equipment. The equipment must be designed and built taking into account the results of such a risk assessment.
The Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC sets out the basic health, safety and performance requirements for the products they cover. nine0003 The EU legal framework is technologically neutral and does not prescribe any specific binding technical solutions for product design. Therefore, manufacturers can use a number of technical solutions to meet these basic requirements.
The Machinery Directive enables manufacturers to rely on specific technical solutions, which are detailed in harmonized European standards or parts thereof, references to which are published in the Official Journal of the European Union. If the manufacturer chooses to make such a technical decision, it is assumed that the product complies with the applicable essential health, safety and performance requirements that the harmonized standard seeks to cover. nine0003 If the manufacturer decides to adopt any other technical solution, he must provide a detailed explanation of the compliance of such technical solution with the requirements of EU legislation in the technical file. The following are some of the most important harmonized standards for 3D laser printers:
EN ISO 12100 Safety of machine tools. General principles for design. Risk assessment and risk reduction
EN 60204-1 Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machinery
EN 13849-1 Safety of machines - Safety related parts of control systems
EN 13850 Machine safety - Emergency stop function - Design principles
EN ISO 11553-1 Safety of machinery — Laser processing machines — Part 1: Laser safety requirements
EN 1127-1 Explosive Atmospheres - Explosion Prevention and Protection
EN ISO 19353 Safety of machinery - Fire prevention and protection
Fire and explosion safety standards are also relevant for plastic printers. nine0003 There are some non-harmonized standards for
laser products EN 60825-1 (Safety of laser products - Part 1: Equipment classification and requirements)
EN 60825-4 (Safety of laser products - Part 4: Protective equipment against laser radiation)

3D printers that comply with European requirements must have CE marking

the order indicates the use - household, industrial, medical, age limit from years, as they can be used in schools. Specifies the user's skill level and certain restrictions, including suggested or excluded age groups. Specifies whether the 3D printer has any features that could lead it to be considered primarily as a machine, such as equipment with significant available mechanical (moving parts) or thermal energy sources (hot surfaces) as primary potential hazards, compared to others, enclosed units with shrouds or guards to protect the operator. Any raw material used in the 3D printer may have certain characteristics such as flammability or powder form, which may cause the installation or workplace rules to become a more important factor due to by-products from the printer, such as combustible dust or other emissions to the atmosphere. nine0003 As a general rule, products intended primarily for use by children are often subject to more stringent regulations than products intended for use by adults. For example, in the US, baby products are subject to a number of federal safety regulations. rules called baby product safety rules. US law defines a "children's product" as a consumer product designed or intended primarily for people 12 years of age or younger. Most 3D printers intended for use in schools will be used by children over the age of 12 with adult supervision. nine0003 In the European Union, products intended for use by children are subject to Directive 2009/48/EC on the safety of toys (Toys Directive), 3D printers intended for schools are not currently mentioned anywhere in the Directive, nor in the relevant Guidance Documents, such as Guidance Document No. 16 on electronic equipment (GUIDANCE DOCUMENT No. 16 ON THE APPLICATION OF THE DIRECTIVE ON THE SAFETY OF TOYS Electronic equipment) is intended for use by children, so it is unlikely that this Directive and related standards referred to in it, will apply to 3D printers used in schools. In this case, the entire responsibility lies with the school staff. nine0022

When equipment compliance is considered in the context of product safety standards and regulations, there are usually several key aspects to consider.
These include:
safety of the product itself and safe use, handling of the product by operators and maintenance personnel, generally in accordance with harmonized safety standards
safe operation of the product in the environment in which it is intended to be used in accordance with any installation regulations related to the safe use and protection of consumers and workers in the workplace. nine0003 In Europe, the potential application of ATEX Directive (2014/34/EU) remains subject to consideration for equipment installed and used in a potentially explosive atmosphere. Like the Machinery Directive, the ATEX Directive contains a number of criteria that must be met in order to determine the Directive's applicability. The main health and safety requirements related to the ATEX directive apply to:
potential sources of ignition for equipment intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres; nine0003 self-contained protective systems designed to operate after an explosion, with the main purpose of immediately stopping the explosion or limiting the effects of flame and pressure explosions;
safety devices designed to ensure the safe operation of such equipment in relation to the source of ignition and the safe operation of autonomous protection systems;
components without autonomous functions necessary for the safe operation of such equipment or autonomous protective systems. nine0003 For 3D printer manufacturers using metal powder and other potentially combustible and explosive materials, it is important to determine how the ATEX Directive may affect the installation of equipment, including the safe handling, storage and maintenance of combustible materials.

About the company - ALT print

Additive Laser Technologies of Ukraine LLC (abbreviated as ALT Ukraine LLC) is a national manufacturer of modern complexes for selective laser melting of metal powder (3D printers) designed to create metal products of any shape additive manufacturing method Powder Bed Fusion (laser melting of metal powder in an inert environment), as well as related ancillary equipment. nine0022

The company started developing equipment in 2017. Already in the next 2018, the first complex for metal 3D printing - Alfa-150 - with overall dimensions of the working field (W x D x H) 150 x 150 x 200 mm, was assembled and tested when creating the most complex products for the aerospace industry.

After successful testing of the results in scientific and practical fields in other high-tech and strictly regulated industries, in 2018-2019, the newest complex for prototyping and small-scale production, Alfa-280, was developed, which is used for high-precision printing of various products with the overall dimensions of the build chamber (W x D x H) 280 x 280 x 300 mm. This 3D printer was demonstrated at the largest specialized exhibition Formnext (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) and was enthusiastically received by foreign experts, and ALT Ukraine LLC became the first Ukrainian company to present its developments in the field of additive technologies in general . nine0022

The latest achievements of ALT Ukraine LLC are annually covered at Ukrainian conferences: HighMatTech (Kyiv), Beam technologies in welding and material processing (Odessa), Space technologies: present and future (Ukrainian . Dnipro), as well as at local exhibitions - such as the "International Industrial Forum" (Kyiv), "Addit Expo 3D" (Kyiv) and many others. In 2020, the company's developments were highly appreciated by the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine - Minister for Strategic Industries of Ukraine Urusky O.S. nine0022

2018

On the basis of the production facilities of ALT Ukraine LLC, a modern materials science laboratory has been created that studies the properties of the materials used, as well as testing the parameters of 3D metal printing.

2020

Pilot and small-scale production of an ultra-compact 3D printer of the updated Alfa-150D model with an optimal working field chamber size of 150 x 150 x 180 mm and its own intuitive user interface has been launched. nine0022

ALT Ukraine LLC is a permanent member of the Research Center for the Problems of Using Additive Technologies. Together with specialists from the National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute" and Imperial College London, ALT Ukraine LLC is constantly developing new structural materials, designing and conducting various laboratory research in the field of additive technologies.

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