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Discover how Emsens uses Sculpteo’s 3D printing solutions to drive innovation, improve efficiency, and meet the demands of the food industry.
Emsens needed a manufacturing partner capable of providing high-quality metal parts at competitive prices, without compromising on precision or reliability. The company also sought access to a distinctive blue material suitable for food-contact applications, helping components remain easy to identify while meeting the hygiene and safety requirements of food-production environments.
Accelerate the production of small to medium-sized batches while maintaining the agility to adapt quickly to changing requirements.
Manufacture reliable components using materials suitable for food-processing environments and designed to meet stringent hygiene and safety requirements.
Ensure consistent quality across every part while maintaining competitive pricing and meeting professional manufacturing standards.
Company
Emsens
SLS & DMLS
Industry
Food industry
Product
Knot Fastening system
Food grade Blue PA12 and Stainless steel
Emsens develops innovative solutions for the food industry, combining technical expertise with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and hygiene. By embracing advanced manufacturing technologies such as 3D printing, the company can rapidly develop customized components that address the specific demands of food-production environments.
The project focused on one of the flagship machine: Emsens’s versatile tying machine designed for fuets, dry sausages, and other stuffed products. Capable of producing up to 20 knots per minute, it can quickly switch between fine and thick twine and supports several tying configurations, including single knots, loops, and paired tying. Its flexible, ergonomic, and hygienic design helps producers improve efficiency while preserving the authentic appearance of traditionally tied products.
The components shown alongside the product form a custom-designed mechanism dedicated to a specific and demanding application. Without revealing the full operating principle, the assembly is designed to move around the end of the sausage casing and perform the tying operation, ensuring a controlled and repeatable knotting process.
The mechanism combines precision 3d printed 316L stainless steel components with blue PA12 elements, carefully selected for their mechanical properties and suitability for food-contact applications. This tailored combination provides the required balance of strength, precision, durability and hygiene, while allowing the mechanism to meet the specific constraints of the process.
Render of stainless steel and blue PA12 parts
This application combines stainless steel 316L, valued for its strength, corrosion resistance, and durability, with blue PA12 qualified according to EU 10/2011 under OM3 testing conditions. The distinctive blue color also supports visual detectability in food-processing environments. The availability of these specialized materials makes it possible to harness the design freedom and agility of 3D printing for demanding food-industry applications, where performance, hygiene, and regulatory requirements are essential.
Beyond the ATE04, this project illustrates how additive manufacturing can support Emsens’s broader culture of continuous innovation. By combining its in-house engineering expertise with access to specialized materials and flexible production technologies, the company can explore new solutions, refine existing machines, and develop custom systems tailored to specific food-processing challenges. This approach provides an additional pathway for turning demanding technical requirements into reliable, high-quality equipment that helps customers improve productivity and achieve their development goals.
Illustration of one of the Emsens tying machine
What they say about us
Mathieu POMMIER
Mechanical Engineering Manager
Thanks to Sculpteo, we gained access to high-performance engineering materials suited to the demanding requirements of the food industry—without having to invest in specialized equipment or bring additional manufacturing capabilities in-house.
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