Nikon AM Synergy Inc. has become the first company in North America to offer the ability to produce parts with Constellium‘s Aheadd CP1 aluminum alloy on the NXG XII 600 3D printing system. Additive manufacturing with this combination of material and machine is offered at the Nikon AM Tech Center in Long Beach, California.
Aheadd CP1 has been specially developed for the laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) process and is characterized by good processability, low residual stresses and high corrosion resistance. These properties make the material particularly interesting for applications in safety-critical areas such as aerospace and defense technology. The aluminium alloy also offers high thermal stability and mechanical strength, meaning that even complex structures with low weight can be realized.
Nikon AM Synergy’s NXG XII 600 is one of the most powerful additive manufacturing systems on the market. With its 12-laser technology and large build space, it enables the production of large metal components in a short time. The optimized gas flow control ensures consistently high part quality by providing stable melt pool control and effective removal of process by-products. This enables manufacturers to produce highly complex geometries without significant material distortion.
With the new production facility at the Tech Center in Long Beach, Nikon AM Synergy offers a platform for companies that want to test and implement new developments in the field of metal 3D printing. The combination of innovative material technology and a high-performance printing system creates new application scenarios for additive manufacturing in demanding industrial sectors. This provides companies interested in implementing this technology with a test environment to validate their concepts under real conditions and transfer them to series production.
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