The agreement will allow the development of a business alliance between the two companies which will focus on the growth of Prima Additive's metal additive manufacturing technology portfolio.
GGI considers itself to be a leader in the development and manufacture of complex components via metal injection moulding, but has now moved to incorporate metal 3D printing technology into its offering.
The Wohlers Report states that 3,793 metal additive manufacturing systems were sold compared to 3,049 in 2022. It also suggests the additive manufacturing industry grew by 11.1%
The Royal Netherlands Army has placed an order for ten units of Titomic’s D523 metal cold spray manufacturing system, with nine to be sent to support Ukraine's war efforts.
The flow plates are thought to be the ‘first ever safety-related AM components to enter serial production’ and are installed in VVER-440 fuel assemblies.
The addition of the SLM 280 2.0 machine is expected to have a significant impact on AMS' production efficiency, supporting its play in the UK motorsport, defence, aerospace and space markets.
Colin Hautz made the point on this week’s Additive Insight podcast where, in addition to detailing ArcelorMittal’s motivation for entering the additive manufacturing market, he sought to explain the benefits of using steel over aluminium.
The University of Birmingham plans to use this system for research into novel materials including functionally graded materials, copper, precious materials, and refractory metals.
The German developer of Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) based systems says its new arc80X series can build metal parts measuring up to 8 metres³.
