SLM Options Group AG has confirmed the sale of two extra SLM methods to a serious European automotive OEM – whose fleet now consists of greater than ten SLM Options methods, together with a number of SLM500s in addition to SLM280s. The OEM makes use of its fleet of methods to provide varied metallic components for automobile manufacturing, with a deal with serial manufacturing.
Contemplating the worldwide automotive development trajectory – the shift to electrical automobiles will additional speed up the adoption of additive manufacturing which permits, in addition to others, lighter builds required by heavy battery packs and higher thermal administration to increase the lifetime of batteries.
SLM Options’ prospects are capable of meet the growing calls for of the automotive sector by deploying the corporate’s fleet of SLM500s. Between 2020 and 2021, SLM Options offered twice as many SLM500s – reaching an set up base of round 150 machines globally – printing a few of the most advanced functions for automotive design.
“This newest sale is a testomony to the standard of our methods and our dedication to creating our companions understand their visions,” commented Sam O’Leary, CEO of SLM Options. “The productiveness and reliability of our methods and the innovation and help of our staff make us the go-to with the world’s main automotive OEMs. These are long-lasting relationships solid from belief and shut collaboration as a lot as they’re from metallic and lasers.”
SLM Options is named one of many market leaders for a lot of business firsts – with a deal with growing productiveness with innovation in multi-laser know-how. The primary quad-laser metallic system in the marketplace, the SLM500 can combine lasers independently, or in parallel, to extend construct charges by 90% over twin laser configurations. Machine operator and powder are separated by means of a closed-loop powder dealing with technique with an automatic powder sieve and provide.
Designed for serial manufacturing – the exchangeable construct cylinder allows the shortest doable fireplace to fireside instances, decreasing the machine’s downtimes to a minimal.
