SHOPTALK and represents a revolution in series production. Now, larger high performance components can be created using AM and these,
at the same time, produced in larger quantities.” Enquiry No. 3102 Turn to page 80a or log on to www.equipment-news.com to enquire
Metal AM Technology In Asia In Asia, the growth of metal AM technology is particularly driven by the growing demand in the aerospace and the tooling industries. The move of AM towards production has also generated more metal applications than in the past. EOS is expecting this trend to continue. In 2013, the market share of its Asian market was at about 18 percent of the company’s worldwide customer base. The figure is projected to grow over the next few years as the Asian markets are starting to embrace the technology. As far as the company is concerned, the aerospace, tooling and automotive industries are the ones that are emerging at the fastest rate in Asia. Worldwide and in this region, all of the company’s systems and materials were predominantly used in prototyping until recently. Yet at the same time, the technology was used by the most innovative companies in the world who saw the potential for AM as a serious production tool. Among them was GE who some years ago started to take a closer look at metal AM for production. This resulted in a paradigm shift for all parties involved as for the first time, a business model that could become larger than the companies providing the machinery was created.
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EOS M 400 has a performance of up to 1,000 watts. It allows the use of new materials that require more powerful lasers. Additionally, the filter from the air filtration system is automatically cleaned and has a longer use-life. I n t e r m s o f u s a b i l i t y, a touchscreen user interface simplifie s operation of t he system. In addition, the complete handling has been optimised along with improved monitoring and reporting functions. Sharing his experience in witnessing metal AM’s foray into series production, Carl Brancher, CEO at Materials Solutions, a UK based company that supplies additive layer manufacturing parts says: “The EOS M 400 enables the production of series components rather than just the simpler manufacture of functional models. The metal process is scalable
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