The American Center for Manufacturing & Innovation (ACMI) has invested in several EOS metal additive manufacturing systems as it looks to better support advanced manufacturing and domestic production in the US.
An EOS M4 ONYX, an AMCM M 290-2 FLX and the world's first AMCM M 8K are to be deployed within ACMI's industrial campus network. The AMCM M 8K features a build volume of 800 × 800 × 1,200 mm, eight 1.2 kW nLIGHT lasers, advanced optical systems, and advanced thermal management capabilities.
The ACMI model unites commercial, governmental, and academic stakeholders with private markets to meet national manufacturing security quickly and at scale. It is currently developing several multi-tenant manufacturing and industrial campuses across the country where tenants will leverage advanced manufacturing to unlock new products, manufacturing techniques, and more efficient processes from R&D through full-scale production.
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“These new capabilities from EOS will play a key role in accelerating development and production timelines, delivering direct benefits to defence manufacturers and the American industrial base,” said John Burer, Founder and CEO of ACMI. “This technology will help drive the factory floor of tomorrow—making American manufacturers more competitive and resilient across multiple sectors—while enabling the development of breakthrough products, hardware, and machines essential to our national security. None of this would be possible without the partnership of a global leader like EOS.”
“This partnership with ACMI represents a major step forward in accelerating the adoption of AM as a core manufacturing technology for the United States,” added Greg Hayes, Global SVP of Additive Minds, EOS. “By combining EOS’ decades of engineering expertise with ACMI’s vision for scalable production ecosystems, we’re explicitly enabling defence and aerospace manufacturers to move from concept to qualified production at an accelerated pace. The addition of systems like the AMCM M 8K and the EOS M4 ONYX into ACMI’s campuses gives the U.S. industry access to capabilities that were previously out of reach, and we’re proud to support this mission to strengthen domestic manufacturing and national security.”
