Cincinnati Inc., Ohio State team up to advance AM technology

Cincinnati Inc., a U.S.-based, build-to-order machine tool manufacturer, has provided Ohio State University's Center for Design and Manufacturing Excellence (CDME) with one of its Medium Area Additive Manufacturing (MAAM) printers, an industrial-sized additive machine built for production manufacturing.

"CI's MAAM printer expands the diversity of printers we have to offer at CDME,” CDME Executive Director Nate Ames said. "The ability to 3D-print ULTEM, PEEK, and PEKK at meter scale opens a new world of manufacturing opportunities."

The 32,000-sq.-ft. advanced manufacturing facility on Ohio State's West Campus houses more than $5 million worth of additive manufacturing equipment, including industrial 3D printers capable of processing metals, polymers, composites, biomaterials, and ceramics.