Additive Industries to launch its new industrial metal 3D Printer late 2015

May 27, 2015

May 27, 2015

Additive Industries, based in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, has confirmed that its first industrial metal Additive Manufacturing system for high-end industrial applications will be launched in the fourth quarter of 2015. The company also announced that the system will be named MetalFAB1.

“Our system will bring a substantial improvement in reproducibility, productivity and flexibility as a result of our quest to design an industrial grade metal printing process,” stated Daan Kersten, CEO of Additive Industries.

Additive Industries stated that the high reproducibility of MetalFAB1 takes its inspiration from the semiconductor industry. Stability is achieved by robust machine design in combination with a continuous calibration strategy. Additive Industries believes in an integrated process flow for industrial Additive Manufacturing, therefore multiple process steps are incorporated in one machine for the first time.

Fully automated handling connects all process steps, reduces manual labour, and improves product consistency and quality, while also increasing operator safety. The modular architecture offers maximum flexibility, allowing the user to start with a basic machine configuration with the possibility to enlarge the scope of the process, enabling substantially increased productivity.

Modules can be added to allow the use of multiple materials in one machine without having to clean the powder system and running the risk of cross-contamination.

“We are on schedule to launch the machine in the fourth quarter of this year,” stated Mark Vaes, Technology Manager of Additive Industries and the leader of the MetalFab1 development project.

www.additiveindustries.com 


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