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Vulcanforms筹集了3.55亿美元,以资助“突破” 100kW Laser 3D打印技术

Digital manufacturing firm and MIT-rolloutVulcanForms已经筹集了3.55亿美元,其估值超过10亿美元。

The firm also unveiled its first two digital production facilities, one of which is powered by its fleet of proprietary 100kW class laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) 3D printing systems, totaling two megawatts of laser capacity.

Vulcanforms联合创始人Martin Feldmann说:“通过扩展先进的数字制造,我们可以创造一个新时代的创新和经济增长。”“当增材制造技术用于工业生产时,我们已经意识到了改变游戏规则的机会,并且与自动加工和机器人技术无缝集成雷电竞充值。”

VulcanForms' new production facility. Photo via VulcanForms.
Vulcanforms的新生产设施。通过Vulcanforms摄影。

Vulcanforms的激光3D打印技术

Vulcanforms由Feldmann和John Hart教授创立麻省理工学院在2013年,目的是改善LPBF添加剂制造过程的吞吐量和质量。雷电竞充值两年后,该公司在提交了首个专利申请后,建立了第一个系统,以验证其2017年的突破性工业3D打印技术。

In 2019, the company’s first production machine was developed, capable of delivering up to 100kW laser power to the powder bed, which is up to 250 times more than that of other commercial systems on the market. The company’s proprietary simulation tools, in-process sensing, and machine algorithms monitor the complete production process in order to maximize productivity and ensure consistent quality across each machine.

在过去的几年中,该公司已成长为在国防,航空航天,医疗和半导体行业中提供精确工程组件和集会的服务。例如,紫罗兰夫人(Vulcanforms)在美国国防部(DOD)计划(包括F35联合罢工战斗机和爱国者防空系统)中提供了供应,并为半导体部门创造了数千个组件。

Feldmann说:“ Vulcanforms建立了物理基础架构和数字工作流程,以前所未有的速度,精度,质量和规模提供此全栈制造解决方案。”“我们的技术结合了Google,通用电气,Pratt&Whitney,Precision Castparts,IPG Photonics,Faro Technologies,Schlumberger,Alcoa,Autodesk等的工程和运营负责人团队,等等使我们的客户能够创新,成长和交付可持续的影响力,并提供可持续的影响力快点。”

约翰·哈特(John Hart)和马丁·费尔德曼(Martin Feldmann),紫罗兰(Vulcanforms)的联合创始人。
约翰·哈特(John Hart)和马丁·费尔德曼(Martin Feldmann),紫罗兰(Vulcanforms)的联合创始人。

一笔3.55亿美元的资本增长

Vulcanforms从Eclipse冒险在2017年,并在2019年成功完成了一场融资一轮,以在马萨诸塞州伯灵顿建立其总部。

Now, the company has received another substantial capital injection totaling $355 million, taking its valuation to over $1 billion. The funding round saw participation from Eclipse Ventures,State Venture Partners,,,,Fontinalis Partners,,,,D1资本合作伙伴,,,,Standard Investments,,,,Atlas Innovate,,,,波士顿种子资本,,,,行业冒险,,,,and the Simkins Family.

额外的资金将支持该公司为新的和现有的客户提供其对LPBF添加剂制造的集成方法,以允许他们更快,大规模地进行创新,而无需自行进行大量资本投资。雷电竞充值

Hart说:“ Vulcanforms将金属添加剂制造作为可扩展雷电竞充值的工业过程,并作为突破性数字生产系统的基石。”“综合数字生产设施是关键的基础设施,它将加速国内和全球创新,并为制造业带来顶尖人才。”

除了新的融资公告外,该公司还透露了其前两个数字生产设施的完成。总部位于马萨诸塞州德文斯的Vulcanone配备了该公司100kW LPBF 3D打印系统的机队,总共将提供两种兆瓦的激光容量。同时,其Newburyport设施也在马萨诸塞州,将重点放在自动化精密加工和组装操作上。

这两个设施将通过数字线程链接,以提供Vulcanforms所说的是向客户的“开创性”美国数字制造基础架构。在Vulcanone设施中,该表格的专有LPBF技术将与高级模拟,过程中的传感和机器学习算法相结合,旨在确保最高水平的质量和精确度。

The firm’s fleet of 100kW LPBF systems represents a $100 million investment by the firm, with the new facility also creating more than 100 new 3D printing-related jobs on-site. Through its two facilities, VulcanForms is aiming seamlessly integrate additive production at scale with its heat treatment, precision machining, assembly, and inspection capabilities.

With its new end-to-end digital-first process chain, the company will be able to deliver engineered components and assemblies tailored to each customer’s needs, while also undoing the harm that decades of offshoring have caused the US manufacturing sector in terms of displacing critical manufacturing know-how and infrastructure to other countries, and使全球供应链脆弱。

Eclipse Ventures的合伙人兼Vulcanforms总监Greg Reichow说:“制造商需要适应全球供应链挑战以及对产品设计灵活性的需求不断增长的方式发生了根本性的转变。”“ Vulcanforms提供工程解决方案的全栈方法,通过数字线程合并的高级添加剂和减法技术将振兴美国的制造和硬件创新。

“使这种敏捷工作流程的技术将极大地影响产品的想象,设计,建造和交付的方式,几十年来。”

Vulcanforms的新设施设有100kW激光3D打印系统的机队。图像通过紫canforms。
VulcanForms’ new facility houses a fleet of 100kW laser 3d printing systems. Image via VulcanForms.

改善美国制造的弹性

尽管最近的全球事件如Covid-19大流行,苏伊士运河的阻塞和半导体芯片的短缺都暴露了世界各地供应链的巨大弱点,但它们一直是数十年来很大的压力

Distributed manufacturing has become increasingly appealing to manufacturers wishing to shore up the resiliency of their operations, and 3D printing is one technology with the capability to provide firms withgreater supply chain flexibility

特别是在美国美国制造has initiated the高级制造危机生产反应(AMCPR) program to showcase the role 3D printing can play in加强大流行以外的供应链,而美国石油研究所(API)添加了一个新标准,旨在帮助strengthen the supply chain resiliencyof the nation’s oil and gas companies.

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