Robotic Additive Manufacturing Machine

[Brian_Krassenstein]

Palmer Manufacturing and Viridis3D have partnered up for a new, potentially game-changing new method for additive manufacturing. Their newly announced deal will distribute a new Robotic 3D Printer System in the Americas, bringing together two of the biggest technologies in manufacturing today. Robotics and 3D printing are each up-and-coming ways of production in their own right, and in one powerful combination have the potential to add efficiency and enhance affordability across the board. In a 5-step process, a Robotic Additive Manufacturing machine automates mass additive manufacturing via a conveyor belt. Read more about the process and the agreement in the full article: http://3dprint.com/23612/vridis3d-robotic-3d-printer/


Below is a picture showing how the machine is set up:

[Brian_Krassenstein]

Viridis3D, which launched just a few months ago with a powder bed 3D printing system with a robotic arm, is looking to expand beyond its private funding beginnings. Just in time for trade show season, the company has now launched an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign aiming to raise $20,000 by April 7 to bring their platform and new materials to market, and to attend trade shows to show what they've been working on. The company's Robotic Additive Manufacturing (RAM) 3D printers, the RAM 140 and RAM 260, are large format units -- and now have a new material called ViriWax, intended for use in lost-wax-casting applications. Check out more of their latest news in the full article: http://3dprint.com/53048/viridis3d-viriwax-ram-printer/


Below is a look a ViriWax print:

[Brian_Krassenstein]

Andy Jeffery, Will Shambley, and James Bredt formed Viridis3D in 2010 to commercialize new materials for additive manufacturing. The three have a serious pedigree via their past work for a number of 3D printing giants, and now as the guiding lights behind Viridis3D, they've launched the RAM10 3D Printer Materials Development Kit. They call it an “open materials development system designed to make R&D faster, cheaper and easier.” The kit includes electronics, spreader bars, and a fluids manifold, and the very simple device features fast test cycle times and small build volumes. You can read the whole story here: http://3dprint.com/76177/viridis3d-ram10-development/


Below is a photo of Ken Strausbaugh, whose Palmer Manufacturing & Supply had the first system installed: