Having a significant market share with textile solutions and recently drew interest with 3D investments, Oerlikon demonstrated its ambition in 3D sector by joining America Makes group.
Starting to use its material expertness for 3D technology, Oerlikon is now in 3D world’s agenda with another important step. Joining USA’s National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, America Makes, the company became a part of an extensive 3D partnership.
Through this partnership with America Makes, Oerlikon becomes part of a network of leading organizations from academia, government, non-governmental agencies and industry, all of which are working together to innovate and accelerate the research, application and adoption of AM and 3DP. As a member of America Makes, Oerlikon will be able to leverage this expert network and gain valuable expertise to strengthen its own 3D activities and reinforce its foothold in these areas. America Makes’ 3D technology roadmap addresses five specific technical areas: design, material, processing and value chain.
Dr. Roland Fischer, CEO of the Oerlikon Group, said: “We are seeing a growing demand for lighter materials, more durable properties and increased performance. AM has great potential to satisfy these requirements. At Oerlikon, we are ideally positioned to offer the unique combination of strong and established technology leadership in surface coatings, an extensive worldwide network of service centers, and the technological skills and product portfolio in metal powders from Oerlikon Metco. We look forward to being part of America Makes and working together with other leading industry experts to develop AM technologies and applications.”