Automated metal additive manufacturing facility revealed by industrial NextGenAM collaboration
NextGenAM | August 31, 2018
The first pilot plant to stem from Premium Aerotec, Daimler and EOS series additive manufacturing-centered collaboration has been put into operation and features extensive automation.
Announced last year, NextGenAM aims to enable the volume additive manufacture of end-use parts in the aerospace and automotive sectors. The project was announced last April and commenced a month later. Since the partners have been assessing AM workflows and their suitability to automation, and today announces the first significant development of the project, a purpose-built pilot facility at Premium Aerotec in Varel, Germany.