Desktop Metal and Schaeffler to Collaborate on Additive Manufacturing of Multi-Material Powders, including Metals and Ceramics
October 26 2023 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
- Schaeffler has acquired Desktop Metal’s Belgium-based Aerosint
and will integrate its multi-material Selective Powder Deposition
technology for use with Schaeffler’s laser-based multi-material AM
system
- Desktop Metal will continue to work with Schaeffler on
developing the technology for binder jet 3D printing, where Desktop
Metal retains an option for commercial use
Desktop Metal, Inc. (NYSE: DM), a global leader in Additive
Manufacturing 2.0 technologies for mass production of metal,
ceramic, polymer, and health products, today announced that it is
collaborating with Schaeffler AG, the German motion technology
company, on additive manufacturing of multi-material powders,
including metal and ceramics.
Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
“Schaeffler is one of the leading global manufacturers of
components and systems as well as bearing solutions. The motion
technology company has a longstanding excellence in precision
mechanical engineering and an innovative mindset open to integrate
new production processes like metal multi-material printing. We’re
excited to collaborate with the experienced team on next-generation
multi-material additive manufacturing,” said Ric Fulop, Founder and
CEO of Desktop Metal. “Aerosint’s Selective Powder Deposition (SPD)
technology has demonstrated spectacular potential for laser
applications, and we both agree that Schaeffler has a nearer-term
roadmap for commercializing it with laser-based systems than our
binder jetting technology. We will retain an option to
commercialize the technology with our systems in the future, and we
look forward to developing this roadmap together.”
The startup will be renamed “Schaeffler Aerosint SA” and
integrated into the Schaeffler Group as an additional location for
Schaeffler Special Machinery, the Schaeffler Group’s special
machine construction unit. Andreas Schick, Chief Operating Officer
at Schaeffler AG, commented on the deal: “The expertise of
Schaeffler Aerosint, combined with our high level of
industrialization competence and decades of know-how in innovative
production technologies, will give us a distinctive market
advantage.”
In addition, Schaeffler will continue its collaboration with
Desktop Metal in multi-material solutions, including in the area of
toolless manufacturing technologies. “By integrating this key
future technology, Schaeffler Special Machinery, as a partner for
production excellence, will be able to offer its customers a more
diversified portfolio of systems, particularly for the
manufacturing and medical technology sectors,” said Bernd
Wollenick, Senior Vice President Schaeffler Special Machinery.
About Desktop Metal
Desktop Metal (NYSE:DM) is driving Additive Manufacturing 2.0, a
new era of on-demand, digital mass production of industrial,
medical, and consumer products. Our innovative 3D printers,
materials, and software deliver the speed, cost, and part quality
required for this transformation. We’re the original inventors and
world leaders of the 3D printing methods we believe will empower
this shift, binder jetting and digital light processing. Today, our
systems print metal, polymer, sand and other ceramics, as well as
foam and recycled wood. Manufacturers use our technology worldwide
to save time and money, reduce waste, increase flexibility, and
produce designs that solve the world’s toughest problems and enable
once-impossible innovations. Learn more about Desktop Metal and our
#TeamDM brands at www.desktopmetal.com.
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