EOS to expand US production of its EOS M290 metal Additive Manufacturing machine
September 9, 2024
EOS GmbH, headquartered in Krailling, Germany, has announced plans to expand the assembly of its EOS M 290 metal Additive Manufacturing machine at its Pflugerville, Texas, USA, facility. Set to begin during the first quarter of 2025, the move is due to increased demand from its North American customers.
“EOS is not new to producing AM products in the U.S., we have been doing so for 14 years. The high demand for our popular EOS M 290 – as well as governmental policies encouraging procurement of manufacturing technologies from domestic and US-friendly sources – made our decision easy to expand production to our growing Texas facility,” Kent Firestone, senior vice president of operations, EOS North America, stated.
EOS has been producing AM hardware, software and materials in North America for nearly two decades. It already has a well-established procurement process, QA process and ISO 9000 certification in place.
“We already produce the INTEGRA P 450 polymer AM system in our Pflugerville facility and have been engineering and manufacturing polymer materials through our Advanced Laser Materials (ALM) group in Temple, Texas. Our years of proven quality and manufacturing expertise will help ensure we continue to meet our customers’ high expectations for both quality and performance of the EOS M 290,” Firestone continued.
“In-region production is becoming more important to the end-users of our technology. The ‘Texas Built’ EOS M 290 will be another step in our fulfilment of that requirement, and we plan to expand on our US-based manufacturing in the next few years,” shared Glynn Fletcher, president of EOS North America.
