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Additive Manufacturing

Development of the Additive Manufacturing Division

Dr. Astrid Rota has been in charge of the Additive Manufacturing (AM) business unit for nine months now. In the months under her leadership, the AM business unit has focused on the factor ‘know-how’. To this end, technology development was explicitly strengthened and established as a separate unit alongside system engineering and software engineering, which continue to form the foundation for new business. Reliable system technology is the basis, but it is also necessary to assess what component quality can be achieved – intelligent process control plays a particularly important role here.

The focus of the dedicated AM team in the Kurtz Ersa Group is the further development of the Flying Ray large-scale printer – this will be set up in such a way that it can be customized. Thanks to “Perfect Angle Printing”, the results achieved on a smaller test system can be transferred very well to the large-scale system. The unit is already offering to produce customer parts on the current prototype system (1,500 x 1,000 mm [L x W]) in 316L material, for example. Material/parameter development according to customer requirements is also possible on test stands and test facilities – the results can then be transferred to the actual component, which can be much larger. All the knowledge gained in mechanical engineering is currently being incorporated into a pilot plant (1,000 x 1,000 mm), which will be specially designed for aluminum alloys.

Kurtz Ersa´s unique selling point: the "Perfect Angle Printing" production technology
Kurtz Ersa´s unique selling point: the "Perfect Angle Printing" production technology

“Our business unit is interested in development partnerships and external companies that require interesting components and want to benefit from the opportunities offered by additive manufacturing. Possibilities such as freedom of form, saving on joining technology or functional integration allow for a completely new component design. The Additive Manufacturing division can also support the current business of the other divisions by producing special parts and prototypes that accelerate product development,” says Dr. Astrid Rota, Managing Director responsible for Additive Manufacturing.

Progressive advances in metallic 3D printing

The next opportunity to get an idea of the current state of development of Kurtz Ersa´s Additive Manufacturing division will be at Formnext in Frankfurt am Main in November. You will find the Kurtz booth again in Hall 12.0 from November 19 to 22, 2024 – our AM team is already looking forward to your visit. And in the meantime, do not hesitate to get in touch with our AM colleagues directly!

 
 
 

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