FIT AG presents first additive manufacturing factory

<p>At its Technology Day on April 7th, the fast expanding German FIT Group, a special provider for Additive Manufacturing (&ldquo;AM&rdquo;), has inaugurated its new German headquarters and new manufacturing facility &ndash; the first such facility worldwide, which was totally conceived for AM.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="http://www.alcircle.com/uploads/images/FIT_SLIDER_2.png" alt="News" width="640" height="313" /></p> <p>In 2014, FIT had announced its plans to establish a facility solely for additive manufacturing, announcing an investment of 20 M Euro. The result of more than 2 years&rsquo; endeavors has now been presented to the public. The whole ground floor of the factory is dedicated to the additive manufacturing of metal parts. FIT is proud to possess the highest capacity for the additive manufacturing of metal parts in the world. One of the most interesting applications here is the volume manufacturing of identical but also customized parts. The complete first floor is dedicated to the additive manufacturing of plastic parts. One of the major applications here is the manufacturing of prototypes for the automotive sector.</p> <p>{googleAdsense}</p> <p>Carl Fruth, founder and CEO of FIT AG, explains his vision: &ldquo;We firmly believe that AM should be a mainstream tool in industrial manufacturing. Our goal is to create a digitized scalable factory and to develop standards for higher volume series metal AM. To get there, processes still have to be more stable, automated and cost-effective. That&rsquo;s what we are putting all our energy and ambition at, every day.&rdquo;</p>