Atomic Industries in Warren, a builder of artificial intelligence-powered manufacturing systems, has upgraded its manufacturing abilities with the purchase of fully integrated metal additive manufacturing (3-D printing) systems from Velo3D in California. Financial details were not released.
Among Atomics’ purchased a Sapphire printer that is calibrated to produce parts in M300 tool steel, an ultra-low carbon alloy with high-strength and hardness properties derived from intermetallic compounds rather than carbon content.
This upgrade in equipment is part of Atomic Industries’ efforts to provide precision engineering and advanced manufacturing to support their customers with quality tooling parts for efficient, standardized production lines.
Atomic Industries employs technologies like artificial intelligence and metal 3-D printing, which helps offer customers more affordable and repeatable tooling by eliminating barriers for its customers transitioning products from prototype to production-level manufacturing.
The company’s Sapphire printer will operate from a newly renovated facility in Detroit, helping produce tooling for aerospace, automotive, and energy customers. Atomic Industries is the first company to qualify M300 tool steel for injection molding tooling with the Sapphire printer.
“Our new Sapphire printer will be instrumental in helping Atomic Industries tackle the tooling market by qualifying M300 tooling steel with our customers and showing the full capabilities of 3D printed tooling,” says Aaron Slodov, co-founder and CEO of Atomic Industries. “We’re excited to go hands-on and prove the robustness of the Sapphire platform with conformal-cooling inserts and other challenging features that will empower our customers. This strategic investment aligns perfectly with our commitment to innovation and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in manufacturing.”
