Additive manufacturing has heralded a technology reform in several sectors. The AM Austria technology platform is instrumental in determining which opportunities will emerge from this reform in Austria.

Additive manufacturing technologies have become indispensable in all of those areas where parts with complex shapes need to be produced quickly and more cost effectively and then marketed on an individual basis. In many sectors, they are rewriting the rules of industrial product design. When using these layer-upon-layer techniques, complexity no longer plays a role. The choice of materials is already quite extensive, though there is also a lot of room for further improvement. As of recently, the future development of this technology in Austria is greatly determined by those companies that joined forces to establish the AM Austria technology platform. In order to position itself and network from the very start, WILD has been part ofthis initiative on day one. „We will actively contribute ideas and know-how and jointly determine and shape the future of this Austrian AM technology platform“, says WILD Business Developer Wolfgang Stiegmaier. „This initiative has great potential and could become a lighthouse project far beyond Austria‘s boundaries.“

WILD has been developing and producing generative manufacturing systems for over six years. Its customers include both startups and renowned market leaders. As a result, additive manufacturing is no longer just a vision but an already mastered technology for the systems Partner.

The process chain of additive manufacturing requires great know-how

Its optomechatronic competences, combined with ist longstanding laser technology know-how, make the WILD Group a sought-after partner for the development and production of additive manufacturing devices. WILD offers both the production of complete devices as well as engineering packages for upgrading existing products or adding new features such as more precise laser optics, multiple laser systems or in-process control systems.

In this respect, the group of companies benefits from its expertise in the areas of optics design, digital imaging and software. „The quantities we produce are variable and may range from a few units for prototypes to small series starting at 40 units per year; of course, we can flexibly upscale production to several hundreds up to a thousand units per year“ assures Wolfgang Stiegmaier.