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Aerospace Company Purchases Six Additional MetalFAB1 3D Printers from Additive Industries https://ift.tt/2Lir6Ah In 2015, Dutch company Additive Industries officially introduced its industrial MetalFAB1 3D printing system. Beta testing for the machine began not long after, and since then the production-based metal powder bed fusion system has been purchased by a variety of customers, from machine suppliers to automotive and racing companies. But now, Additive Industries North America is announcing that a prestigious California-based aerospace company has purchased six of its MetalFAB1 3D printers. Once this large order arrives at the unnamed customer’s site later this year, the total installed base of these large-scale metal 3D printers will be expanded to a grand total of ten – and more installations could be coming in 2020 as well. This order confirms the growing market for Additive Industries’ industrial series production, as well as validates its “concept of production-based metal powder bed fusion systems for maximum overall equipment efficiency.”
Additive Industries created a modular end-to-end 3D printing system in its automated MetalFAB1. With a build envelope of 420 x 420 x 400 mm, it features multiple build chambers, one to four 500W lasers, and can be configured for up to 11 different modules for more productivity or post-processing automation. In terms of powder handling, the system has automated extraction, sieving and recycling during the build cycle, and supports all Metal Laser Beam Powder Bed Fusion (LB-PBF) materials, including Ti6Al4V and Scalmalloy. The 3D printer’s quality control comes from Sigma Labs’ PrintRite 3D process monitoring solution, and it also features a continuous video feed through Additive World Platform for remote monitoring. In June, this aerospace customer was able to use its four current MetalFAB1 systems to consolidate approximately 700 kilograms of powder, which Additive Industries says “represents an inflection point” in part production for metal PBF 3D printing, where most candidate parts were once only limited to fist-sized volumes to meet calculations for ROI. This company is able to use the MetalFAB1 to cost-effectively 3D print parts that weigh 180 kg and stand 420 x 400 mm tall – how’s that for a return on its investment!
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