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From single part to infinity and back: learn how AM-Flow helps additive manufacturing companies on their voyage of automation, from the first steps to massively scaled digital production.
AM-Flow’s automated solution for part identification and sorting drives down the cost-per-part of 3D printing, enabling scalability like never before.
The road to a fully automated and digitalized additive manufacturing factory of the future.
Image: Siemens AG – Additive Manufacturing In the past three decades, additive manufacturing (AM), a.k.a. 3D printing has seen a flight in investment in printing technologies, driven by companies starting to carve out their position in the AM market. These investments were necessary to get the printing technology to a quality level that would be…
The AM-VISION provides fast automated identification of 3D printed parts. The accompanying AM-SORT, developed to sort parts quickly and with care, with the patented flippers especially developed for the high variety of 3D printed parts, ensures that identified models are guided to the correct next process step. The AM-LOGIC software suite guarantees seamless integration of…
Ltr: Bill Isermann, Suzanne Brasure, Steve Grundahl, Nick Janssen (AM-Flow), Trent Appleby The company is one of the first clients of AM-Flow using the AM-Flow’s vision technology. This moment marks the step to the brand new, next generation VISION and SORT. With these production modules, Midwest Prototyping is able to fully automated recognize, sort and…
It started in mid-February with 27 little avatars behind a screen of COVID 19 restrictions listening to our proposal for a half-year internship. The assignments consisted of developing a ‘horizontal packaging solution’ for the automatic packaging of products in plastic bags and a ‘production order recombination unit’ where various parts, produced in different departments from…
Ziggzagg, the Belgian 3D printing service provider and pioneer in adopting HP Multi Jet Fusion technology, invests in AM-Flow’s broad range of additive manufacturing workflow automation solutions as the basis of its digital factory in Aalter, starting with the AM-VISION and the AM-SORT. In addition, both parties agreed to partner in the further development of…
“Just like other 3D-printservice providers, several post processing steps are done manually at Oceanz. The increase in costs and lead times due to these manual steps has made us realize the necessity to develop and apply new technologies, such as automatic identification, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning. We have opened up our production facility…
Sculpteo, the leading online 3D printing service provider in France, has recently signed a contract at our development centre in Amsterdam to purchase the AM-Flow system. This cutting-edge system will revolutionize Sculpteo’s production process by using advanced vision technology to identify parts, automate sorting and label & bagging capabilities. Marion Timmermans, Sales Director of the…
These are the first conclusions of a test BMW is conducting with AM-Flow’s AI-based recognition system. They were recently presented at Rapid.Tech 3D. Philipp Obst of BMW Group, which has a large AM center in Munich, shared many details during the online conference about the car manufacturer’s first experiences with the Dutch system. Automatic recognition…
So, what is holding additive manufacturing back from broad industrial adoption and scalability? As with most things in the industry, a lot of it comes down to cost. Today, the cost of 3D printing parts is still too high to be truly viable for many applications. To give an idea, the price of 3D printing…
As manufacturing continues to evolve, so too must production processes. One area that has seen significant growth in recent years is Additive Manufacturing, also known as 3D printing. This technology allows for the creation of complex parts and components with a high degree of precision and customization. However, as with any manufacturing process, scaling up…
Automation solutions, from robots to software, can minimise touch labour, save costs, and improve consistency and quality. But where are we today in terms of automation in additive manufacturing? The article highlights four key trends driving the development of automation solutions in AM. 3. Automating post-production processes It’s estimated that 46% of businesses’ AM costs…
Automating design for additive manufacturing A significant part of designing for additive manufacturing (DfAM) remains manual. Even a skilled engineer can spend from 30 minutes to a few hours on a new part understanding the best orientation, technology and material. For manufacturers looking to adopt AM for hundreds of parts, it could cost tens of…
AM-Flow is one of 6 winners – alongside Nexa3D, 3DSystems, Intellegens, and Sigma Labs – chosen across 6 categories from among the many companies presenting the latest technical solutions at the event. The selection of award winners was made by a combination of an expert panel and attendee votes at the event. The whole team…
AM-Flow, the Amsterdam and Brainport Eindhoven based Additive Manufacturing Automation company, today announced it has together with four other startups been awarded the FormNext Startup Challenge award. Formnext: “Five outstanding start-ups managed to win over this year’s jury with their innovations: Addiguru (USA), AM Flow (the Netherlands), Molyworks (USA), NematX (Switzerland), and TOffeeAM (UK). Molyworks…
Automated AM production process3D printing, or Additive Manufacturing (AM), is now widely used to produce unique and serial parts for end use. The model design and the 3D printing process is digital, but after 3D printing, various manual process steps follow, such as identification and sorting. To produce 3D printed parts in series cost-effectively, AM-Flow…
3Faktur, experienced and highly professional additive manufacturing supplier located in Germany, is one of the pioneers to automate their AM workflow. 3Faktur sees a strong shift towards serial production, with rising expectations from prototyping towards ‘real’ industrial manufacturing. To address this and to scale production further, automating production and business processes is the way to…
At the production facility of Oceanz, the company has installed two integrated modules – AM-VISION and AM-SORT – which are now fully in the production. The AM-VISION provides fast automated identification of 3D printed parts. The accompanying AM-SORT, developed to sort parts quickly and with care with the patented flippers especially developed for the high…
Digitizing the AM-production process 3D-printing, or Additive Manufacturing (AM), is currently adopted and utilized across a broad spectrum of industries. The technology has developed beyond just a prototyping technology into a viable large-scale production technology as well. 3D CAD design and the 3D printing process are completely digitized, but after the 3D printing process itself,…
Established in 2018, AM-Flow is now a leader in automating additive manufacturing (the industrial face of 3D printing). “Our mission,” says Stefan Rink, CEO at AM-Flow “is providing the global AM Industry with cutting edge Industry 4.0 technology. Creating end-to-end digitized AM (3D Printing) production processes, and supporting to achieve the full potential of additive…
by Milan Lenters | Innovation Origins Almost everywhere, 3D-printed parts are still manually identified, sorted and finished. According to AM-Flow, this can be done faster and better via automation that uses sensors, data and AI. Manufacturers are using 3D printing increasingly as a manufacturing method. The Dutch market for industrial 3D printing will grow in…
Unshackled from the limitations associated with traditional production processes, AM has made the leap from prototype to end-part production, and continues to open up exciting opportunities around localised production, digital inventories and on-demand manufacturing. Yet, despite the technology’s many advantages, post-production remains a labour-intensive and costly process that presents a major barrier for companies looking…
In industry, 3D printing is becoming more and more viable and, thus, more important in production. As a result, we are now at the forefront of AM industrialization. This asks for specific solutions that fit 3D printing production processes. The solutions provided by AM-Flow address this acute need in the market. In addition, the fact…
AM-Flow, the Amsterdam and Brainport Eindhoven based industrial automation company for Additive Manufacturing factories, today announced it has completed a $4 million series A investment round. AM-Flow will use the investment to accelerate and support the 3D-printing industry by providing step-change automation, heading for the Lights Out Factory of the future. AM-Flow provides AI based…
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Dutch workflow automation company AM-Flow has connected their middleware solution AM-Logic with Oqton’s Manufacturing OS platform. The aim of the collaboration is to provide seamless workflow automation to Oqton’s current client base. “We’re extremely happy with the collaboration with Oqton. Connecting with their Manufacturing OS is the next step in creating fully digital AM production…
AM-Flow will provide services in the context of AI-Matters, the Testing and Experimentation Facility (TEF) Network that aims to make the latest developments in Artificial Intelligence and robotics accessible to European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in manufacturing. AI-Matters aims to increase the resilience and flexibility of the European manufacturing sector by deploying the latest…
by Smart Machines & Factories There’s no question that 2020 proved to be a banner year for 3D printing / additive manufacturing (AM). Amidst the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the technology firmly cemented its position as a serious alternative to existing production methods. Carlos Zwikker reports. Of course, even before COVID, many companies…
The recent years may have shed light on the advantages of Additive Manufacturing, but companies that are currently disrupting the market, demonstrate the gap between the way operators “traditionally” use this technology and the way the current market requires them to truly take advantage of it. The undeniable need for smart, on demand and increasingly…