Revolutionising industrial 3d printing
Additive Industries offers automated, highly scalable metal additive manufacturing (AM) solutions that empower businesses to industrialise and accelerate their manufacturing processes. Our metal AM printers enable companies to drive innovation by enhancing quality control, speed and safety, all backed by our impeccable service. With their state-of-the-art automation, industry-leading uptime and unique modularity, it’s no wonder that among others Sauber Technologies and VW have adopted our printers for additive manufacturing applications.
Providing end-to-end support and a technological edge for automotive and motorsport companies
Companies are increasingly adopting metal AM as a replacement for traditional processes in prototyping, tooling, spare parts, small series or mass production vehicles.
Learn how some of our partners are using MetalFab technology
Automotive applications
Tooling
MetalFab technology is being utilised in the automotive sector to manufacture tools and dies for both plastic metal injection moulding and pressure die casting. The design freedom that is possible with AM allows for the production of tools and inserts with advanced internal cooling structures such as conformal channels, heat sinking and more, as well as opportunities for material cost and weight savings. These advanced designs, when produced using tool steel materials which can be hardened in a conventional manner, allow for improvements to be realised in terms of casting/moulding cycle time, increased tool life and better part quality.
Development parts
The unique capabilities of metal 3d printing enables new designs, development parts or bespoke one-off components to be manufactured effectively and with confidence, cutting lead times and reducing design cycles in fast-paced development environments. This is particularly relevant in the motorsport sector where the MetalFab technology is proven to deliver for fast development cycles from CAD to wind tunnel or the track. A range of applications have been unlocked from structural parts such as roll hoop structures and suspension parts through to high iteration wind-tunnel test parts.
Series production
Our modular and automated metal additive manufacturing technology is well suited to producing series production runs of components and tools in the automotive sector. MetalFab technology is enabling manufacturers to move beyond prototyping into stable, repeatable manufacturing with OEMs and Tier suppliers producing components such as brackets, housings, cooling systems, and mass-customized parts, in batches ranging from low-volume series to several thousand units. MetalFab enables higher utilization rates, continuous production, and consistent quality, supporting the industrialization of additive manufacturing in automotive.
What our customers say – Volkswagen
“Because of the integrated automatic powder extraction we have less manual effort, and this is a very important step forward for industrial processes”
“The MetalFab 420K gives us the productivity, precision, and reliability we need to move quickly from design iteration to flight hardware. Additive Industries has been a strong partner throughout the beta program, and this next step reflects our confidence in the system’s readiness for production.”
Oliver Pohl
Head of AM Operations at Volkswagen
MetalFab technology: the right fit for motorsport production
Ready to push your industrial applications to the next level and transform your production with the MetalFab 420K?
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