Dyndrite partnership brings LPBF Pro to Nikon SLM Solutions machines
November 22, 2024
Dyndrite Corporation, based in Seattle, Washington, USA, has announced a collaboration with Nikon SLM Solutions, whereby Dyndrite’s LPBF Pro software will be integrated across Nixon SLM Solutions’ metal Additive Manufacturing machine portfolio, including the NXG series and the SLM 125, 280, and 500 models.
By integrating Dyndrite’s LPBF Pro software, Nikon SLM Solutions’ customers gain access to advanced toolpath strategies that maximize the capabilities of the open-architecture AM machine. This partnership introduces capabilities such as scalable slicing, low-angle support-free build, optimised multi-laser coordination, and on-the-fly laser manipulation, enhancing productivity, and part quality for industrial-scale Additive Manufacturing.
Using the toolpath generation with Nikon SLM’s single and multi-optic laser systems, users can optimise scan paths to accelerate build rates, additively manufacture complex parts (e.g. those with intricate geometries, such as small features, thin walls, domes, and cantilevers), improve part quality and surface finish, and enable low-angle support-free builds.
Manufacturers will also be able to develop their own intellectual property (IP), toolpaths, and optimised multi-optic laser allocations for their unique needs.
Dyndrite’s LPBF Pro features Python-based scripting language, allowing users to design critical manufacturing applications that can automate complex workflows, shorten time for qualification, codifies knowledge and scales production.
“This partnership between Nikon SLM Solutions and Dyndrite represents a milestone for industries where metal Additive Manufacturing is essential to achieving high-performance, differentiated parts,” stated Simone Castellani, Chief Technology Officer, Nikon SLM Solutions. “Our combined commitment to open architecture provides customers with unparalleled access to capabilities that drive innovation, fast-track production, and maximise efficiency across the entire process. Ultimately, our customers benefit the most by reducing time-to-market and achieving lower end-part costs.”
Harshil Goel, CEO of Dyndrite, added, “Our collaboration with Nikon SLM Solutions represents a game-changer for the metal additive manufacturing industry that has been years in the making. Nikon SLM Solutions’ open architecture combined with Dyndrite’s compute and software capabilities delivers an unmatched solution for users seeking to dramatically increase build speed, improve part quality, or print without supports. We look forward to the array of new parts and part economics that have been fundamentally enabled due to our combined solution. If you are seeking to print Inconel 718 and/or titanium parts without supports come find us!”
“Dyndrite shares our customer-centric vision,” said Dr Simon Merkt-Schippers, EVP of Product Management at Nikon SLM Solutions. “Through open architecture and this partnership, we provide our customers access to the most powerful solutions available while supporting their specific needs, ultimately bringing low end-part costs and accelerated end-to-end production closer to reality.”
Nikon SLM Solutions and Dyndrite are both exhibiting at Formnext 2024. Both in hall 12, find Dyndrite at booth E119 and Nikon SLM at booth D119.
