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ADDere Additive Manufacturing

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Additive Manufacturing

About The future of Manufacturing

ADDere Additive Manufacturing at its heart is a 3D laser-wire additive manufacturing (LWAM) process for printing large-scale components. ADDere uses a high-powered laser as the main heat source to melt the metal wire while a hot wire delivery system is used to pre-heat the incoming welding wire. With this combination, ADDere achieves best-in-class metal layer deposition with virtually no impurities.

ADDere’s systems and engines typically use a 6-axis industrial robot with multiple external axes as its motion system. Using industrial robotics for motion control allows for a much finer position as well as the opportunity to deposit materials in much more flexible ways than traditional Cartesian gantry systems in the market.

The robust, closed-loop deposition sensor package maintains quality and precision at much higher levels. It further opens the ADDere LWAM system to even more metal 3D printing techniques due to the fine-grain control of the purpose-built control system.

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Our Recent Projects

Layer Picking System

Layer Picking System

We provided this customer with an automated layer picking system, equipped with a robot and...
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Flexibility and Production Speed with Robotic Vision

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Custom Automation Systems

Custom Automation Systems

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Robotic Furnace Tending Cell

Robotic Furnace Tending Cell

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Robotic Paint Line Tending Cell

Robotic Paint Line Tending Cell

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Robotic Stack Handling System

Robotic Stack Handling System

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Robotic Flame Treater System

Robotic Flame Treater System

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Robotic Press Brake Tending System

Robotic Press Brake Tending System

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Robotic Press Brake Tending

Robotic Press Brake Tending

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