Additive Industries confirms productivity leadership and teams up with 3D metal printing pioneer Fraunhofer to accelerate

At the start of FormNext, Additive Industries has presented the results of an independent benchmark study and launched a new partnership with Fraunhofer Project Center at the University of Twente and the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT in Aachen, Germany. Ampower, the leading additive manufacturing consultancy, concluded in their independent benchmark study ‘Productivity Evaluation for Metal Additive Manufacturing Systems’ that Additive Industries’ MetalFAB1 systems combine the lowest system investment with the lowest total cost per part and highest annual capacity. They tested 4 typical parts from various industries like medical hip implants, impellors from oil and gas industries, and parts from the automotive and aerospace industry. In all cases the MetalFAB1 won over the 15 other 3D metal systems using laser or electron beam melting technology included in the benchmark. In order to continue to be the leader in productivity, Additive Industries sold a MetalFAB1 system to the Fraunhofer Project Center at the University of Twente and has entered into a strategic collaboration with them and their colleagues in the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT. The main aim of this partnership is to qualify new materials, improve design guidelines, increase post-processing expertise, and enable the integration of metal additive manufacturing into industrial process chains for broad industry acceptance. Please find the press release, including supporting picture & video below:
- Press release Additive Industries confirms productivity leadership and teams up with 3D metal printing pioneer Fraunhofer to accelerate
- Video Collaboration Additive Industries and Fraunhofer
- Picture Additive Industries confirms productivity leadership and teams up with 3D metal printing pioneer Fraunhofer to accelerate  From left to right: Jan-Cees Santema (Sales Director Europe at Additive Industries), Dr. Kristian Arntz (Head of Department Laser Materials Processing, Chief Engineer at Fraunhofer IPT), Daan A.J. Kersten (CEO of Additive Industries), Dr. Biba Visnjicki (Managing Director at Fraunhofer Project Centre), Kai Winands (Head of Additive Manufacturing department at Fraunhofer IPT), Maurice Herben (Program Director at Fraunhofer Project Centre), Prof. Ian Gibson (Scientific Director at Fraunhofer Project Centre), Harry Dirrigl (Business Development Germany, Additive Industries), Harry Kleijnen (Key Account Manager at Additive Industries)
- Press Release Fraunhofer (in German) Fraunhofer und Additive Industries kooperieren in den Niederlanden
- Press Release Fraunhofer (in English) Fraunhofer and Additive Industries cooperate in the Netherlands