RAPID PROTOTYPING & MANUFACTURING feature
This time last year, you commented on Do you intend to launch any products at
Arcam having just released Titanium this year’s EuroMold?
Grade 2, meaning the company was Yes, this year we will launch the new Arcam A1
“…able to offer, fully validated, all system specifically designed for manufacturing
materials commonly used in the medical in orthopaedic applications. The system is fitted
industry…” — what has this meant for the with our EBM MultiBeam technology for
company and its EBM technology in 2009? smoother surfaces and higher build speed. The
In 2009, we further expanded our business in system also comes with application specific
the orthopaedic industry, with customers going build themes for efficient validation. We will
into full production with Titanium Grade 2 present this new system at EuroMold and first
orthopaedic implants. Production of orthopaedic deliveries are scheduled for March 2010.
implants with EBM is now significant, with
several thousands of implants implanted. We What does 2010 hold for Arcam?
believe this is one of the big successes in We will continue to expand our business in
Additive Manufacturing, in a demanding orthopaedics, adding more validated
application. applications to the ones that are already in
production. We also believe we will see the first
Aside from medical, what other industry full-production applications for Aerospace
sectors have been making significant Additive Manufacturing, based on our EBM
CONCEPT LASER GMBH
advancements using Arcam’s technology technology.
and what has been the most impressive
OLIVER EDELMANN;
application you have witnessed this year?
SALES MANAGER
We work primarily with customers with
At last year’s Euromold, Concept Laser launched the
orthopaedic and aerospace applications. While
orthopaedics is a relatively public market, the
ARCAM AB
M1 LaserCUSING machine — which promised twice
aerospace industry is more convoluted. We have
MAGNUS RENÉ;
the power and speed, a larger build envelope and
customers in production on aerospace MANAGING
lower investment costs compared with the previous
model — has it proved more popular?
applications, but none are public, sorry.
DIRECTOR
The M1 and also the M2 have been the main products sold in
2009. Compared with the year before, we have seen a higher
demand for the M1 and are quite happy with this. We will
keep on improving all machines to offer our customers more
be quite successful too, as it mentioned leveraging
options and upgrade possibilities for the future.
offers a good, first approach to titanium on the M 270 for
laser-sintering, being our customised jewellery
What have been the most impressive applications of
smallest and most affordable markets?
your technology you have witnessed this year?
system, yet offering the same Our EOS Titanium Ti64 is
Medical and aerospace were and are the driving industries for
quality that the larger systems emerging as a popular
2009/2010. The largest LaserCUSING part ever has been
do. material in the medical and
produced, proving that the technology is scalable to the next
jewellery markets. This
level and ready for high-end applications. In combination with
EOS GMBH What have been the most material is characterised by
new materials, better surface quality and improved
impressive applications of having excellent mechanical
throughput, we will be able to fulfil our customers’ demands
CHRISTOF STOTKO
your technology you have properties and corrosion
on this front.
GLOBAL MARKETING
MANAGER
witnessed this year? resistance, combined with low,
The surge in using the EOSINT specific weight and
Do you plan on launching the M1’s successor or any
What have been EOS' most M 270 system for the biocompatibility. As such, it is
other products at this year’s EuroMold or in 2010?
successful products this production of dental well suited, for example, for
Concept Laser has several new ideas for future products,
year? restorations is a further, the production of dental
which are currently under development. At EuroMold, we will
We have seen our metal impressive step towards implants (e.g. by Leader Italia)
introduce some new features and products. One new product
system, EOSINT M 270, being implementing laser-sintering or fine and complex jewellery
is the Direct Cusing Control, which is a revolutionary way of
used for an increasing number in applications that need a (e.g. by FutureFactories). EOS
controlling the process parameters with real-time monitoring
of applications, mostly being biocompatible approach. The MaragingSteel MS1 is another
systems. The second main announcement will be a smaller
pushed by evolving, niche European market for dental material that sees increasing
system for the dental and jewellery industry. In addition to
markets for laser-sintering, crowns and bridges is use in complex tooling
these hardware announcements, we will also introduce some
such as tooling and dental. expected to grow steadily over applications. It is
new materials — a titanium alloy; a redesigned stainless
The respective industries are the next few years. The factors characterised by having very
steel material, of a finer quality; and a CoCr alloy, which was
coming to realise that Direct expected to influence this high strength, combined with
developed with Dentaurum. Last but not least, we will
Metal Laser Sintering as a development are manifold. high toughness. Easily
announce a higher power laser option.
manufacturing process can New treatment methods, as machinable after the building
add value in many respects — well as new materials, are process, it can also be easily
What does 2010 hold for Concept Laser and are there
that it is capable of producing additional factors that will post-hardened by a simple,
any new products in the pipeline?
complex, biocompatible parts increase the number of dental thermal, age-hardening
We have plans for new products, but it is too early to disclose
that can withstand high restorations over the coming process to 55 HRC.
them. The announcement of a smaller system for the dental
mechanical loads, are years.
and jewellery market will increase the demand for such
lightweight and have a number Are there any product
systems and will allow other companies, with less money, to
of other good properties. Our What new metal launches planned for
invest in LaserCUSING technology. At the other end of the
smallest plastic system, capabilities are there, for EuroMold?
scale, we will increase throughput for high-end applications
FORMIGA P 100, is proving to instance, last year you EOS will present two new
with a higher power laser. Both products will be available in
2010.
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