Once a new and innovative process that had some scratching their heads, wondering about metal powders and the like, it’s become plain to see that for incredible strength and durability, metal 3D printing is the choice. This is the case for items like 3D printed medical implants all the way up to high quality components made for the aerospace and automotive industries, and far more. Now, Additive Industries is unveiling what they refer to as the world’s ‘first truly industrial’ 3D metal printing system–and we’ve been looking forward to its premier for some time now.
Specific highlighted features are:
- Modular design for customer- and application-specific configuration
- Multiple build chambers with individual integrated powder handling (up to four combined at once)
- Capability to use four full field lasers
- Furnace for stress relief heat treatment
- Smart feedback control and calibration strategies
- Automated build plate and product handling
“We are eager to work closely together with our Beta customers. We will team up to further develop the process, new materials and applications as well as testing the performance to substantially improve the business cases of our customers,” said Daan Kersten, co-founder and CEO of Additive Industries.
The company will also be exhibiting at formnext, powered by TCT, in Frankfurt, Germany from November 17-20 at hall 3.1, booth E28. Formnext is the international exhibition and conference on additive technologies and tool making. This show is well-known for highlighting how new and traditional technologies are working alongside one another in a complementary fashion for a variety of manufacturing processes.
Let’s hear your thoughts on this new machine in the MetalFAB1 3D Printer Forum Thread on 3DPB.com.