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In the fast-paced world of food and beverage manufacturing, companies are constantly seeking ways to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and innovate their production processes. Additive manufacturing has emerged as a powerful tool to meet these demands, offering flexibility and speed in creating custom parts and tooling and keeping lines up and running. However, one critical barrier has restricted its adoption in this industry: the limited availability of food-contact certified filament materials.

In the modern manufacturing landscape, the quest for materials that combine the lightweight benefits of plastics with the strength and durability of metals is ever-present. This is where the Markforged FX10 and FX20 come into play, bridging the gap between metal and plastic through innovative composite printing. These advanced 3D printers stand out for their unmatched ability to produce robust, high-quality parts that meet demanding industrial needs. Here’s how the FX10 and FX20 can streamline your operation from prototype to production. Fostering innovation, shortening the development time frame, reducing  costs, and position manufacturers as leaders in their industries.

Meltio, a leading innovator in DED wire-laser metal deposition technology and the creator behind the powerful Meltio M600 industrial metal 3D printer, has announced the new Meltio Engine Blue, an integration kit that enhances and streamlines the manufacturing process of metal parts with both industrial robotic arms and vertical machining centers, leveraging Meltio’s wire-laser metal 3D printing technology. This system is now available on the market as an integration kit, as a natural evolution of its predecessor, the Meltio Engine using infrared lasers.

The heavy civil construction sector (e.g. highway road construction, mass excavation) is literally heavy-handed when it comes to engineering and manufacturing new components. The bottleneck is that it takes an eternity with conventional methods to materialize these parts.

When it comes to large-format 3D printing, the possibilities are vast. Whether you need rapid prototyping or custom manufacturing of end-use parts, large-format printing is revolutionizing industries like aerospace, automotive, construction and more. But with so many printers, materials and technologies to choose from, it can be overwhelming to select the right platform for your business. At EXBuild, we’ve done our research, carefully selecting top-tier technologies that deliver exceptional results for a wide range of applications.

In Fall 2023, we launched FX10 as a next generation composite printer. We promised modularity, but didn’t specify what modularity meant. Now, we can clarify. The modularity we were promising was Metal FFF capability – making FX10 the first industrial printer capable of printing composite and metal parts. FX10 was designed from the ground up to bring this dual capability to customers. In this blog post, we’ll talk about what it took to create the first industrial metal and composite 3D printer, and what it means for you as a potential user.

As a business invests in 3D printing, owning multiple types of printers provides a significant edge. The combination of a Photocentric resin printer and a Markforged carbon fiber printer creates a dynamic production environment, enabling you to take on various challenges. Here’s why you should consider having both in your shop:

In the ever-evolving world of additive manufacturing, innovation often comes in the form of subtle but revolutionary breakthroughs. Meltio’s dual wire printhead technology is one such innovation, redefining the standard for material handling in 3D printing. Two independent wire feeds allow material to be deposited smoothly without compromising the integrity or quality of the print.

An interesting project came to EXBuild when a good customer picked up an old wheeler. They wanted to utilize the accessory racks on the wheeler. They just could not find any mating accessories they liked. We looked it over, listened to what they wanted, took a few measurements and  quoted this project.

The French Navy has already validated the use of Meltio’s patented additive manufacturing technology for actual offshore maneuvers. Recently, the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle required the help of Meltio’s technology to manufacture and repair stainless steel metal parts to continue the experimental phase of the Meltio M450 metal 3D printer.