LightSPEE3D
LightSPEE3D
FIT AG has confirmed its purchase of the LightSpee3D metal additive manufacturing system brought to market by Spee3D in 2017.
The company is to install the machine in the coming months, boosting its 3D printing production capacity which was also bolstered last year with the addition of five EOS platforms.
It has been using metal additive manufacturing for some 15 years, and in more recent times has made a significant step up in its focus on using the technology to produce end-use parts. That trend has been continued with the news of the impending installation of one of the newest metal production systems around.
LightSpee3D is powered by Supersonic 3D Deposition (SP3D) which sees powder fired by a nozzle onto a concentrated area on a material carrier at very high speed. The kinetic energy produced from the material hitting the surface binds the particles together to produce parts. With a build volume of 300 x 300 mm and rapid powder deposition, large functional components can be built in quick time.
With clients in some of the most demanding industries, those proficiencies are big pulls for FIT AG, a company wanting to always satisfy its customer base, and thus needing to stay abreast of the latest manufacturing technologies.
“New additive technologies and new players are emerging all the time. These need to be implemented on an industrial scale – independent from machine manufacturers – and we need to constantly scout the AM universe for new developments,” commented Carl Fruth, founder and CEO of FIT AG.
“With this broad and deep approach, we can support our clients in their extremely complex additive design and manufacturing problems,” added Albert Klein, CFO and CSO, FIT AG.