Oerlikon, a floor engineering, polymer processing, and additive manufacturing firm, has prolonged its collaboration with TRUMPF Additive Manufacturing – increasing its AM capabilities with new TRUMPF TruPrint 5000 3D printing techniques.
Following TRUMPF’s current carve-out of its AM division, Oerlikon reaffirms its dedication to the partnership. Mike Tobin, Normal Supervisor, and Dan Haller, Head of Business at Oerlikon AM, along with Matthias Himmelsbach – former TRUMPF Head of Additive Manufacturing and future CEO of the newly carved-out entity, formalized the settlement to collectively pursue AM alternatives throughout a number of markets by combining TRUMPF’s experience in AM gear with Oerlikon’s capabilities in creating and scaling AM packages for manufacturing.
“Our purpose is to advance AM capabilities towards the reliability and manufacturing readiness of conventional manufacturing applied sciences, whereas totally leveraging the benefits that steel 3D printing gives,” mentioned Mike Tobin, Normal Supervisor of Oerlikon.
Alongside the strategic partnership, Oerlikon has expanded its 3D printing capabilities with the addition of three new TRUMPF TruPrint 5000 techniques at its Huntersville, NC, website. The corporate now operates six TruPrint 5000 machines and a complete of 26 steel 3D printers, reinforcing its place as a number one supplier of superior AM options and the positioning with the best variety of TruPrint 5000 printers globally. These machines are ideally suited to demanding functions within the protection, aerospace, and semiconductor industries, together with suppressors, warmth exchangers, and chilly plates.
Oerlikon and TRUMPF Additive Manufacturing will additional collaborate on the subsequent technology of TRUMPF steel AM printers, anticipated to be introduced later this 12 months.