Phillips Machine Tools, the provider of industrial additive manufacturing systems, recently hosted a two-day event, India’s first ‘Markforged Demo Day’ on 23rd & 24th November 2021, at the Phillips Additive Labs in Pune and Bengaluru. This event saw the Markforged 3D printers on display ‘live’ for the first time.
While the lab in Pune displayed the Mark-2, the industrial desktop printer, and Metal X, the metal 3D printer for functional metal parts, along with Washer and Sintener, the Bengaluru lab displayed the Mark 2 & X7, the turnkey Industrial 3D printer for functional parts. Over 100 customers from well-known companies attended the demo day at Pune & Bengaluru Phillips Additive Labs.
The Demo Day was a good opportunity for customers to see the live demonstration of Markforged 3D printers and to clear their queries regarding additive manufacturing and its various applications. Speaking on the occasion, Anuj Budhiraja, Country Head, Markforged, shared, “This was a great event, extremely well executed by the Phillips Team. We are thankful to all the people who visited and appreciated the technology. The excitement and curiosity of the people seeing AM technology making its way into manufacturing applications were evident. They also saw the application of end-use parts and composite 3D printed parts replacing metal parts for high strength parts. We see huge potential and phenomenal growth in the Indian manufacturing sector with the adoption of Markforged solutions at a very high speed towards meeting their needs of tool, jigs, fixtures, end-use parts, and replacement spare parts.”
Adding to his address, Sumeet Bengeri, Business Head, Phillips Additive, thanked their valued customers who had taken time out to visit the Demo Day and grace the event. “Post the pandemic, this has been the first offline Demo Day, which was extremely successful with prospective customers visiting our facility to witness the latest technological machines in a live demonstration.”
Speaking about the Demo Day, Parag Nanavaty, Founder and CEO, ForeKen Technology, Ahmedabad, expressed, “Such Demo Days are an excellent opportunity to see the actual demonstration of the 3D printers – Markforged Mark 2 and Metal X. This live demonstration has been able to answer the multiple queries that people would have about the two printers, as well as the latest technologies employed. The presence of experts to explain and address all the queries to their satisfaction was an added benefit.”
Such Live Demo Days are a great experience-building initiative for customers as well as the company to explore opportunities for collaboration and accelerated business growth.
