Essentium Helps Deutsche Bahn Expand Additive Manufacturing for Faster Train Maintenance
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Essentium, Inc., a worldwide leader in industrial additive manufacturing (AM), today announced Deutsche Bahn (DB), the national railway company of Germany, has certified the use of Essentium High Speed Extrusion (HSE™) 3D Printing Platform located in Neumunster and high-performance materials for 3D printed train parts and tools. Essentium's 3D printing technology, including flame-retardant Essentium 9085 and HTN-CF25 thermoplastics, has been tested to demonstrate that it complies with the AM Standard ISO/ASTM 52920:2023 and ISO 52920. Essentium's AM solutions will allow DB to increase the availability of its fleet through fast and efficient replacement of parts and tools.
- By leveraging Essentium's AM technology, DB aims to overcome supply chain issues and raw materials shortages for obsolete parts.
- The Essentium HSE 3D Printing Platform in Neumunster and materials will help Deutsche Bahn enhance delivery speed and lower costs by creating low-run parts on demand rather than mass manufacturing and storing vast quantities.
- Said Blake Teipel, Ph.D., CEO of Essentium: "A lot of people still wonder if additive is ready for prime time.
- Deutsche Bahn, which is 3D printing tens of thousands of replacement parts for its trains, proves it is.