Paris, 12 June 2015 - BeAM, first European manufacturer of additive manufacturing machines using metal powder deposit technology, announces a major partnership with Fives, an industrial engineering group, which designs and supplies machines, process equipment and production lines for the world’s major industrial groups.
BeAM uses the CLAD® process (Direct Additive Laser Construction), developed by the Irepa Laser research center to manufacture or repair metal parts by additive manufacturing. This process is revolutionizing industrial economic models by transforming first the maintenance market. Applied in particular for the repair of aerospace parts such as jet engines, this process will also allow to drastically reduce the costs and repair time. Together with Chromalloy and IREPA LASER, BeAM obtained the highest qualification level in the world for additive manufacturing with the qualification of several Pratt & Whitney parts of aircraft turbines. To date, more than 700 parts have been repaired with this process on BeAM’s machine.
An international partnership
In order to manufacture industrial grade machines, BeAM turned to the French engineering group Fives, especially Fives Machining Company, known for its technological mastery and its expertise in the implementation of projects regarding design and manufacturing of machine - tools, which are exported worldwide. Fives Machining has developed a first five-axis basic machine combining high-precision, high-rigidity and high-dynamic of the axes, which are necessary for the implementation of the metal additive manufacturing process.
Thanks to their complementarities, BeAM and Fives Machining are becoming partners for the
manufacturing of machines, their marketing and their worldwide customer service, which guarantees a real industrial support for BeAM customers. Besides aerospace, the sectors addressed by the partners cover the entire mechanical industry. The partnership agreement provides for the allocation of the following roles: Fives Machining manufactures the basic machines, BeAM integrates the CLAD® process and finalizes the machine, Fives Machining provides services support. Marketing and commercial promotion of BeAM’s machines are conducted in collaboration by both entities.
"This partnership start-up/major group is part of our open innovation approach, says Emmanuel Laubriat, President of BeAM. Our complementarities in terms of innovative expertise and world capacities allow us to propose a unique offer on the industrial machinery market for additive manufacturing. The pooling of BeAM and Fives expertise’s propels BeAM to a position of manufacturer of 3D laser deposition machines, unrivalled on the world stage.”
About BeAM
First European supplier of metal parts by additive manufacturing using CLAD® technology (Direct Additive Laser Construction), BeAM offers manufacturing and repair of metal parts by metal powder deposition. This fast-growing company was founded in 2012. In 2014, it raised an amount of 1 million Euros with five renowned contractors. BeAM supports its customers in the industrialization of their manufacturing and repair processes through different stages: feasibility studies, pilot production, sales of systems, training. Thanks to its renowned experience in aeronautics, BeAm has reached, with the repair of aircraft engine components, the highest level of development for industrial applications in the additive manufacturing. BeAM is part of the GIFAS, the Trade Union of aeronautical and space industries.
About Fives:
Fives is an industrial engineering Group which designs and supplies machines, process equipment and production lines for the world’s largest industrial groups in various sectors such as aluminum, steel, glass, automotive, logistics, aerospace, cement and energy. In all these sectors, Fives designs and manufactures equipment and innovative solutions, which better anticipate and meet the needs of its customers in terms of performance, quality, safety and respect for the environment. In 2014, Fives generated a turnover of 1.5 billion Euros and employed over 8,000 staff in some thirty countries.
Through its Metal Cutting │ Composites offer, Fives is specialized in the supply of machine-tools and complete manufacturing solutions for a wide variety of industrial sectors. Relying on the expertise of its teams and world-famous legacy names such as Cincinnati, Giddings & Lewis, Forest-Liné, Liné Machines and Rouchaud, Fives offers its customers customized services and solutions.
- Innovative and highly efficient metal cutting solutions for the entire process
- Laser-based systems, welding and special-purpose applications
- Highly productive automated composites processing equipments
- Global Services: a complete range of services dedicated to the performance of the machines throughout their lifecycle.
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