Additive Industries, VanBerlo Win Red Dot Award for MetalFAB1

additive_industriesEINDHOVEN, Netherlands, Mar 31, 2016 – Together with its industrial design partner VanBerlo, Additive Industries has won the prestigious Red Dot Award for their industrial 3D metal printing system MetalFAB1. For this first integrated additive manufacturing machine for high-end metal parts, VanBerlo designed the cutting edge exterior reflecting both the advanced technology and industrial character. The design strengthens the substantially improved performance of the system in aspects like reproducibility, productivity and flexibility.

The modular design of the MetalFAB1 system allows for customer- and application-specific process configuration. Multiple build chambers with individual integrated powder handling make this industrial 3D printer the first to combine up to four materials simultaneously in one single machine. MetalFAB1 is also the only system to include a furnace for integrated stress relief heat treatment. The size of a single build envelope (420x420x400 mm) places the MetalFAB1 among the top 3 largest 3D metal printers available. This all is combined with a transparent user interface that makes the system intuitive to use.

‘We are proud of this result of ultimate team work between the R&D engineers of Additive Industries and the designers of VanBerlo’, said Thomas Paulen, CEO of VanBerlo. Daan Kersten, co-founder & CEO of Additive Industries adds: ‘Design is often overlooked but crucial for a successful acceptance of new technology like 3D metal printing. I’m confident the design of both the equipment and the user interface have contributed greatly to the early sales of our MetalFAB1 systems.’

Photographs and renderings of the MetalFAB1 system can be found on the Press Room section of the new www.additiveindustries.com website.

For more information on the Red Dot Awards see http://en.red-dot.org/5698.html.

About Additive Industries

Additive Industries is dedicated to bringing metal additive manufacturing for functional parts from lab to fab by offering a modular 3D printing system and seamlessly integrated information platform to high-end and demanding industrial markets. With substantially improved reproducibility, productivity, and flexibility, Additive Industries redefines the business case for additive manufacturing applications in aerospace, automotive, medical technology and high-tech equipment.

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