After months of work developing a new model of metal additive printing system, selective laser melting pioneer SLM Solutions finally introduced its NXG XII 600 machine during the 2020 Formnext Connect, the digital version of the annual Formnext trade show, which this year moved online due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Designed for high-volume, serial productions, the highly anticipated 12-laser machine is up to 20 times faster than a standard single laser system.
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The company called it a “revolution in industrial manufacturing” and expects the NXG XII 600 to change supply chains and the common inventory models forever. With 12 simultaneously operating lasers with 1000 Watts each, numerous technological innovations, and automated features, SLM Solutions described the NXG XII 600 as faster and more productive than any other machine of its kind, and also one of the most robust. Additionally, the company stated that the radically improved use of […]
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