Upscaling of 3D printing center

From left to right: Hans Reutelingsperger (NTS), Paul Neggers (NTS), Jaap Bulsink (K3D), John Hagelaars (Machinefabriek de Valk), Edward Voncken (KMWE), Luuk Wissink (K3D), Jan-Cees Santema (Additive Industries), Ilko Bosman (Additive Industries) and Daan Kersten (Additive Industries).
From left to right: Hans Reutelingsperger (NTS), Paul Neggers (NTS), Jaap Bulsink (K3D), John Hagelaars (Machinefabriek de Valk), Edward Voncken (KMWE), Luuk Wissink (K3D), Jan-Cees Santema (Additive Industries), Ilko Bosman (Additive Industries) and Daan Kersten (Additive Industries).

AddLab, a 3D printing innovation center based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, will reportedly be scaled up for series production. Industrial partners KMWE, NTS-Group, Machinefabriek De Valk say that the center will now be used for series production for applications in equipment and aerospace, and have also changed the name to K3D-AddFab.

K3D-AddFab will also team up with Dutch industrial 3D printing equipment manufacturer Additive Industries, who will also provide process and application development support.

‘For us K3D-AddFab will be the testbed for distributed manufacturing in demanding markets as well as an extra training and demonstration center around the corner from our headquarters,’ said Jan-Cees Santema, sales director Europe of Additive Industries. ‘In a close partnership we will be able to accelerate learning that started when we opened AddLab almost six years ago.’

This story uses material from Additive Industries, with editorial changes made by Materials Today. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily represent those of Elsevier.