India’s AIPL adopts Trumpf Additive Manufacturing to cut costs and accelerate production
March 12, 2025
Additive Industries Private Limited (AIPL), a company specialising in providing technical solutions to various industry sectors based in Bengaluru, India, has partnered with Trumpf India to leverage Additive Manufacturing in order to cut development costs and accelerate production.
Prior to the partnership, AIPL was dependent on external service providers with traditional manufacturing practices, such as casting, milling, turning, drilling etc, for producing prototypes. While these subtractive manufacturing processes can be cost-effective, they often fall short for prototyping in regard to design freedom, development lead times, and overall cost.
Anand Kumar Venkataswamy, the Managing Director of AIPL, shared that these were the key limitations they faced in meeting the demands of large clients, including government bodies and private sector entities. These challenges are typical in large-scale prototyping for critical sectors like aerospace and automotive.
A meeting with the Trumpf team at a client’s premises introduced Venkataswamy to Trumpf’s metal Additive Manufacturing technology. Recognising its potential to handle volumes and bring significant design freedom, AIPL decided to integrate Trumpf’s machines into their operations.
After an in-depth assessment of part requirements from focused industry segments like automotive and aerospace, which typically require bigger part sizes, Venkataswamy and his team chose to use Trumpf’s TruPrint 3000 machines. These machines have been rigorously used for all their customers’ prototyping and quick-production needs.
While producing parts for aero engines and other aerospace research activities, TruPrint 3000 reportedly significantly improved overall efficiency and part quality. Traditional methods were costly for frequent design changes and slower in production as they involved many steps, while TruPrint 3000 facilitated rapid prototyping and production at much lower costs.
In the automotive sector, it has been extensively used for conformal cooling needs, enhancing the quality of mass-manufactured plastic parts. The precision and efficiency of the machine allowed for immediate cooling channels, improving the manufacturing process and drastically reducing waste. The TruPrint 3000 can manufacture parts of up to 300 mm in diameter and 400 mm in height, serving the requirements of most of AIPL’s customers.
Along with design freedom, faster lead times and cost efficiency, the TruPrint 3000 has enhanced AIP’s service capabilities to handle more complex applications like functional integration in parts and customisation. This has resulted in an expanded customer base.
Venkataswamy shared, “Unlike challenges in adopting new technology in existing production setup, TruPrint 3000 was an easy integration into our business. Due to its capabilities, ease of operation and support offered by Trumpf team in India, our machines started printing complex parts and expanded our business in no time.”
He added that their clients, including research institutions and players in the aerospace and automotive industries, have consistently appreciated the quality and precision of the additively manufactured parts produced on Trumpf’s machines, which were said to meet stringent requirements and deliver consistent results.
