The German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMMF) andKUKA Industries正在使用许多制造业和机构合作伙伴进行大格式金属3D打印。该项目的标题为ProlMD，重点是3D打印的激光金属沉积（LMD）方法，其中将粉末状金属喂入由激光束创建的熔体池中。
Laser Metal Deposition at 32 times the speed. Clip viaFraunhoferILT
机器人手臂集成和弗劳恩霍夫
KUKA robotic arms have found a number of uses across critical manufacturing industries as they are reconfigurable for a number of applications, including part inspection using mounted 3D scanners, and assembly. This versatility makes the arms ideal for use in Smart Factory concepts such asStratasys的机器人复合模型，，，，and概念激光的“明天的工厂”。
Kuka Industries与Fraunhofer激光技术（Fraunhofer ILT）紧密合作，为使用机器人臂开发了基于激光的焊接，切割和覆层的解决方案。在这项研究中，Kuka和Fraunhofer ILT开发了可转移到增材制造过程的程序。雷电竞充值Kuka Industries业务部激光流程解决方案负责人GünterNeumann解释说，
A wide range of unique special optics, wire and powder feed systems, laser-based process developments and the certified KUKA Industries Laserspy, which is used for monitoring the safety of high-performance laser safety enclosures, were developed in this period.
Limitless 3D printed metal
PollMD的其他合作伙伴包括燃烧引擎制造商MTU，数据管理解决方案提供商BCT，二极管激光制造商Laserline，Airbus，Mbraun和Daimler。
目的是创建一个能够以每小时1-2公斤的速度在复杂表面上进行3D打印的机器人系统。根据Kuka Industries的过程解决方案总监Christian Goldstein的说法，“就组件大小和几何形状而言，此过程几乎没有限制。”
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Featured image: KUKA robotic arms at work in an automotive factory. Photo via KUKA.com
