2023-07-25 06:43:53
The Italian ADDDAM invests in a MetalFabG2 metal printer from the Dutch Additive Industries. The supplier sees 3D metal printing as an additional technology for high-pressure casting of precision components. With AM, it can develop and test products faster and scale up and down with greater flexibility as production volumes increase.
ADDDAM wants to gain access to the aluminum high-pressure casting industry with the MetalFABG2. Complex aluminum parts for the automotive industry and mechanical engineering will be produced by combining the core competencies of sister companies Alupress and Durst Group with additive manufacturing.
3D printing of a snow cannon nozzle illustrates the added value of AM for high-pressure casting of aluminum parts
Scale up and scale down
The automotive industry is changing rapidly due to the switch to electric drive systems. That requires new, different parts. Together with sister company Alupress, ADDDAM offers the production of prototyping and the first series production. If volumes increase, the Durst Group of which it is part can scale up to high-pressure casting. Towards the end of the life cycle, it can then be scaled back to production with additive manufacturing. Mathias Wiese, Chief Executive Officer of ADDDAM: “We are very excited regarding partnering with Additive Industries to move forward in our next step of complementing the injection molding industry. The MetalFABG2 printer will be a valuable new asset to assist us in this next phase.”
High degree of automation
The Italian supplier has chosen the MetalFabG2 because of the high degree of automation and material efficiency. This reduces the costs per part, which strengthens the competitive position of the company. Focus, environment, automation and quality are four important parts of the supplier’s mission.
3D printed snow cannon nozzle
An example of the business model that ADDDAM has in mind is expressed in a project for TechnoAlpin. That wanted to optimize an existing nozzle for the snow cannons. This is a precision high-pressure casting part. By adjusting the geometry and making maximum use of the possibilities of additive manufacturing, the product might be optimized. However, it was mainly the short lead time in which you can produce and test multiple types of nozzles, compared to the typically long lead time of the high-pressure casting process. Additive manufacturing also reduces the risk because no tooling is required. The nozzles might be tested the same winter on the ski slopes in South Tyrol. After the test, the design might be definitively adapted for high-pressure casting.
On September 21 ADDDAM organizes for the first time a AM Tech Day at Durst Kraftwerk in Brixen (I). In addition to presentations by experts and panel discussions, there is also a tour of the companies.
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