LAI Intl., AddUp partner to advance U.S. metal additive manufacturing production

Contract manufacturer LAI Intl. Inc. and France-based AddUp have formed a partnership to advance industrial production of metal additive manufactured components and materials, including INCONEL® alloy, aluminum, and titanium, in the U.S.

The partnership will employ AddUp’s FormUp-350™ dual 500-W laser-powder-bed-fusion machine as the platform for the program. It will be installed at LAI Intl.’s Tempe, Ariz., facility and ready for production in January 2018. Additionally, the two companies are exploring co-locating an advanced additive customer technology center in Tempe to provide additive services and machine demonstrations for metal AM customers and research institutions in the Southwest.