Freefloat Print One

Freefloat Print*One enables the use of a local printer over network, wired or wireless with full security and flexibility.Combined with applications used today, Freefloat Print*One offers a printing platform ready for the future. Freefloat Print*One is a LPD server implemented in software, fully replacing print servers, network adapters and other special hardware.

Easily installed on any supported platform, Print*One is the straight forward way to turn existing printers, serial or parallel connected, into network devices. With the latest release you can even turn yyour wired printer into a WLAN printer without adding extra hardware. Integrating PDAs and bluetooth printers, is done without any changes in the application. Key features: Standard LPD protocol Supports COM and LPT ports Bridging to a network printer Bluetooth printing using a virtual COM port Handshaking – RTS/CTS, XON/XOFF Transparent to applications

Freefloat Print*One enables the use of a local printer over network, wired or wireless with full security and flexibility.Combined with applications used today, Freefloat Print*One offers a printing platform ready for the future. Freefloat Print*One is a LPD server implemented in software, fully replacing print servers, network adapters and other special hardware.

Easily installed on any supported platform, Print*One is the straight forward way to turn existing printers, serial or parallel connected, into network devices. With the latest release you can even turn yyour wired printer into a WLAN printer without adding extra hardware. Integrating PDAs and bluetooth printers, is done without any changes in the application. Key features: Standard LPD protocol Supports COM and LPT ports Bridging to a network printer Bluetooth printing using a virtual COM port Handshaking – RTS/CTS, XON/XOFF Transparent to applications

SLM Solutions has unveiled its latest additive manufacturing technology today, promising “support-free” 3D printing with reduced cost per part and increased design freedom.

It’s called Free Float, a new software which, according to AM pioneer Dieter Schwarz per today’s launch event, “will have a big impact on the industry and the usage of additive manufacturing.”

The big takeaway is Free Float’s ability to do away with support structures, a necessary feature of most 3D printing processes but one that can lead to time-consuming pre- and post-processing steps, increased material usage and limit design possibilities. With Free Float, SLM says AM users can now benefit from higher productivity, previously unachievable designs, reduced post-processing times, materials savings and the ability to pack more parts into a single build.

In a teaser last week, SLM Solutions CEO Sam O’Leary described the technology as “another milestone, not only for us but for the entire industry.”

According to SLM Solutions, the technology was discovered as part of another research project which led to a breakthrough back in 2017. It works by selecting a standard .slm file which is then loaded into SLM’s software suite where users can apply a range of Free Float profiles depending on the application to enable different levels of improved surface finish, overall part quality and reduction of supports.

While other support-free technologies do already exist on the market from companies like Velo3D, SLM Solutions says its technology differs thanks to a ‘unique vector technology’ which ‘establishes thermal management that significantly decreases net build time while simultaneously enhancing part quality.’

Free Float can be retrofitted to almost any machine from the German metal AM provider’s current line-up, including the recently introduced NXG XII 600 12-laser metal 3D printer. What’s more, the company is offering the technology for free to existing customers via a Basic Subscription offering.

Free floatThe number of shares in a company that are owned by many different shareholders and can be traded freely in the capital market.