添加金属分层技术(AMLTECH), a 3D printed metal parts manufacturer based in澳大利亚阿德莱德（Adelaide）已获得美国企业家加速商业化计划提供的851万美元（美元）股份。
政府专门研究AmlTech的商标弧添加剂制造（WAM）工艺，已被政府选出，以在该地区建立大规模的金属3D打印服务。
浪费减少75％的金属零件
Amltech的WAM是基于传统焊接的过程。它使用的金属线原料在与加热电荷接触时融化，称为“弧”。机器人臂在技术中自由形成了CAD建模的物体，从而可以创建用于汽车，航空航天和其他金属工业的大零件。
Wire-arc additive manufacturing provided by Additive Metal Layering Technologies (accelerated clip). Clip via:LlamaVisionon YouTube
With its foundations in a method first developed in the 1800s, WAM is compatible with a number of materials including titanium, nickel alloys, stainless steels and aluminum. Compared to traditional machining methods,“浪费材料最多减少了80％”在Amltech的WAM过程中，“manufacturing times are reduced by 75%,”在几天甚至数小时内生产零件，而不是数周。
下一级焊接
Andy Sales is the Managing Director and Founder at AML Technologies.在新西兰的马尔伯勒快车上讲话销售解释了他对公司的动机
为3D打印执行焊接技术是一个新的独特领域，因此这是驱动我的原因，可以用焊接与通常所做或期望的事情做不同的事情。
他说，在获得政府的376,200美元（美元）后，
Being awarded the grant also validates our business plan immensely and provides confidence in the market place and for our small numbers of investors.
通过缩放用于指导WAM金属的机器人臂，目的是“建造像汽车一样大的东西”而且更大，因为航空航天和海事是该技术的其他关键领域。
The additive manufacturing technique is more widely known as WAAM, and was pioneering by the UK’sCranfield University。瓦姆is employed in theconstruction of large scale metal components for boats in Rotterdam’s Additive Manufacturing Lab (RAMLAB).WAAM混合方法也是3D Metalforge在新加坡的第一个端到端金属3D打印设施中开发。
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Featured image: Sample of wire-arc 3D printed metal. Photo via AML Technologies
