After a thorough selection process by Additive Industries, MTA was one of the three proud partners. All partners were determined to meet the very ambitious 48-week lead time. Collaborating with fellow partners in the high-tech industry has become a hallmark in the Eindhoven region. Here too it was the basis for success.
Additive Industries is a manufacturer of 3D metal printers for high-quality metal parts. The company is accelerating industrial additive manufacturing of high-performance metal parts through a modular, end-to-end laser powder bed fusion system (MetalFAB1 system) and seamlessly integrated information platform (Additive World Platform).
The challenge in 2014 was to engineer and produce the MetalFAB1 in a short time frame.
After a thorough selection process of development and production partners by Additive Industries, MTA was proud to be one of the three partners kicking off this project. All partners were committed to manage the very ambitious lead-time of 48 weeks!
Besides mastering this ambitious planning, the team also managed the technology challenge by developing the first truly industrial 3D metal printing system. Through great team-effort of all project-partners, Additive Industries was able to successfully lounge the MetalFAB1 at the FormNext on November 16 in 2015 and invited the first customers in Eindhoven to get a preview of the first two MetalFAB1 systems.
The foundation that enabled this to be a successful project is the “Brainport Ecostructure” around Eindhoven. Working together with fellow partners in the high-tech industry has become a characteristic in the Eindhoven area. Key-success factors for such a cooperation are trust, an agile project organization and short communication lines. These key-success factors are also core values to MTA and are deep-seated in our organization.
Delivering an innovative system after only 48 weeks shows that early collaboration with suppliers pays off in achieving a short time-to-market.
The life cycle of a product already starts in the development phase. By participating from day one, MTA was given the opportunity to take ownership of the Additive Industries module lifecycle.
