Germany

BMW Group: Laying the foundations for the application of metal Additive Manufacturing in the automotive industry

The very existence of BMW Group’s state-of-the-art Additive Manufacturing Campus, located close to Munich, speaks volumes about the potential of AM technology in the automotive industry. In April, Metal AM magazine’s Technical Consultant, Martin McMahon, and Managing Editor, Nick Williams, had the opportunity to visit the campus. As is revealed here, they discovered an operation that not only functions as an application development centre and centralised location for the BMW Group’s AM expertise, but also operates as a model AM factory built around the concepts of productivity and automation. ... Read more »

International Laser Technology Congress AKL´16

April 4, 2016

April 4, 2016

Experts from many different sectors are expected to gather at the 11th International Laser Technology Congress AKL’16, scheduled for April 27-29, 2016 in Aachen, Germany, according to the event’s organiser ... Read more »

Concept Laser achieves record sales in 2015

March 21, 2016

March 21, 2016

Concept Laser, Lichtenfels, Germany, has reported that in 2015 orders for the company’s Additive Manufacturing systems totalled 161 machines, up 46% on the previous year’s figure. The company achieved record sales that were up 54% on 2014 and it state ... Read more »

Premium Aerotec and toolcraft sign cooperation agreement

March 18, 2016

March 18, 2016

Toolcraft, Georgensgmünd, Germany, has announced the signing of a cooperation agreement with Premium Aerotec, Augsburg, Germany, to advance the rapid industrialisation of metal laser melting for use in aerospace applications and utilise toolcraft’s exper ... Read more »

SLM Solutions to begin metal powder production

February 3, 2016

February 3, 2016

SLM Solutions Group AG, a provider of metal-based additive manufacturing systems based in Luebeck, Germany, has announced it is entering into a cooperation venture with PKM Future Holding GmbH to manufacture metal powders. PKM is the main shareholder of T ... Read more »

Retsch introduces X-Large range

December 1, 2015

December 1, 2015

Retsch GmbH, based in Haan, Germany, has expanded its product range with a new line of instruments for applications with large feed sizes and high throughput rates. The new equipment will be integrated into the company’s existing product line under the ... Read more »

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Metal AM magazine, published quarterly in digital and print formats, is read by a rapidly expanding international audience.

Our audience includes component manufacturers, end-users, materials and equipment suppliers, analysts, researchers and more.

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Extensive AM industry news coverage, as well as the following exclusive deep-dive articles:

  • Aluminium Additive Manufacturing: How a new generation of alloys will fuel industry growth
  • Shaping a national Additive Manufacturing ecosystem: The strategic growth of metal AM in Türkiye
  • How metal Additive Manufacturing is transforming modern hydraulic systems
  • High-performance product development in the era of computational design: a case study with nTop and NASA
  • The Additive Manufacturing of record-breaking pure copper heatsinks for high-performance computing applications
  • The Additive Manufacturing of tool steels: how non-linear modelling enables precise hardness control

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