Freemelt has entered into a strategic collaboration with 3DMZ (3D Makers Zone) to accelerate the development of Additive Manufacturing (AM) as an innovative and efficient manufacturing technology for serial production of industrial applications via eMELT.
Freemelt’s increased commercialization efforts have led to substantial interest and growing demand from European industrial companies in material process and application development through its E-PBF (Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion) technology.
Industrial companies transitioning from traditional manufacturing to AM face a significant gap in competence and support for material process and application development. This gap must be bridged to enable an efficient shift to serial production using AM technology, fostering a more innovative, cost-efficient, distributed, and sustainable manufacturing industry.
Currently, Freemelt is experiencing significant demand for support with material process and application development of critical tungsten components for defense and energy applications—industries with an urgent need to establish innovative and local manufacturing to secure supply chains. To manage this increased demand, Freemelt has partnered with 3DMZ, based at the AM Campus in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Region, Netherlands, to support industrial companies in the transition to AM and accelerate the industrialization of AM.
3DMZ is a technology and innovation hub with extensive knowledge and experience in industrial AM, facilitating a wide range of AM systems. Through strategic partnerships, 3DMZ supports global industrial companies in the shift from traditional manufacturing to industrial serial production through AM. As part of the collaboration, 3DMZ plans to establish a new metal field lab and invest in an eMELT-iD machine by Q4 2024.
This collaboration will expose Freemelt to new business opportunities within the industrial segments. With its unique technology and products, Freemelt will play a pivotal role in driving the industrialization of AM, thereby increasing the competitiveness of European and Dutch industries. Freemelt and 3DMZ have organized an innovation dinner with selected industrial companies, research institutes, and local authorities, where participants signed a letter of intent to use the new metal field lab for application development via eMELT-iD.
Freemelt CEO Daniel Gidlund commented, “As a result of our intensified commercialization efforts, we are experiencing increased interest from European industrial companies regarding support with material process and application development. The collaboration with 3DMZ is critical as it will increase our capacity to meet the growing demand to support industrial customers in the transition from traditional manufacturing to AM.”
3DMZ CEO Herman van Bolhuis added, “We are thrilled to enter this collaboration. The AM market is maturing, and the manufacturing world needs digital supply chain solutions. Freemelt offers the next generation of metal printers. There is much to learn and develop simultaneously. By establishing this new field lab, the AM Campus Amsterdam will expand its range of solutions. Several industrial partners will be invited to join the new field lab ecosystem.”
About Freemelt
Freemelt is a deep-tech, green-tech company whose groundbreaking solution creates new opportunities for rapid growth in 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing (AM). AM is a technology under substantial growth, revolutionizing the traditional manufacturing industry by offering a sustainable production process with optimized product design, shorter lead times, minimal material waste, and reduced environmental impact. Freemelt’s protected technology enables more cost-effective 3D printing with consistent and high quality. A open-source approach will provide conditions for significant growth and expansion into new manufacturing markets. Freemelt was founded in 2017, is listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market, headquarters in Mölndal, has a manufacturing unit in Linköping, and sales offices in the Netherlands and the USA. Read more at www.freemelt.com
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