Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.(NASDAQ: LECO), an American multinational manufacturer of welding products has confirmed its intent to launch a metal additive manufacturing service in mid-2019. On April 1, 2019, Lincoln Electric acquired Michigan-based tooling supplier贝克工业公司that provides polymer and metal additive manufacturing capabilities, alongside traditional machining and fabrication.
林肯电气公司（Lincoln Electric）董事长，总裁兼首席执行官克里斯托弗·L·马普斯（Christopher L.雷电竞充值
“雷电竞充值添加剂制造是自动化的关键战略增长领域，贝克的专业知识和能力将有助于扩展我们的添加剂制造服务，并扩大我们在有吸引力的航空航天和汽车最终市场中的业务。”
一个lmost three decades of tooling expertise
Baker Industries成立于1992年，作为Baker Replicating，是一家专门的工具供应商，用于航空航天提供商和汽车OEM。从使用二手机器的卑微开端开始，该公司已将其服务和网站种植在美国境内4个地点，以及从部分设计到质量保证的生产要求的范围。
该公司的3D打印功能由Stratasys 900MC 3D印刷，Fortus 400MC和两个EOS M290 M290 DMLS系统履行。
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Lincoln Electric is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, and has 60 manufacturing locations, across 19 countries. The company specializes in the development and manufacture of arc welding systems and plasma cutting equipment, including a range of automation equipment. The new additive manufacturing service to be offered by the company later this year will expand Lincoln Electric’s automation expertise, and leverage core competencies in software development and metallurgy.
一个longside Baker, Lincoln Electrics’ additive manufacturing service will be supported by a new a new additive manufacturing development center in Cleveland. The company also says that its services will be capable of producing large-scale metal parts, with the use of a robotic arm.
传统的welding meets additive manufacturing
This is not the first time a traditional welding company will have entered additive manufacturing. One notable convert is Chicago’sSciaky Inc .)专门研究electron beam welding and additive manufacturing。电线 +电弧添加剂制造雷电竞充值（WAAM），根据waam3d，也来自传统的焊接过程。
Full terms of the Lincoln Electric’s acquisition of Baker Industries remain undisclosed. With the addition of Baker Industries however, Lincoln Electric’s automation revenue is approximately $500 million in annualized sales. Recently, for FY2018, Lincoln Electric reported a net income of $287.1 million. Previously, the company also contributed capital to the$12.9 million series B financing波士顿金属3 d打印机的开发人员数字合金。
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Featured image shows HyperFill™ high deposition welding at Lincoln Electric. Photo via Lincoln Electric
