At last year’s formnext powered by tct, German machine manufacturer Concept Laser previewed its vision for the “AM Factory of Tomorrow”. Returning to Frankfurt one year on, the metal additive manufacturing (AM) leader unveiled the core of its factory concept with the launch of a new modular M Line Factory system. Read the full story on the M Line Factory here.
Designed for serial production, the M Line Factory is made up of two separate units, the M Line Factory PRD and M Line Factory PCG, one for production and another processing. Though the company has teased the technology for some time, the technology is only set for commercial availability towards the end of 2017. In this video, TCT Group Editor, Daniel O'Connor speaks to Oliver Kaczmarzik, Product Manager at Concept Laser about the M Line Factory and industry demand for production-ready AM.
