Horkos and Meltio 3D, a Spanish developer of wire laser metal deposition technology, have launched the NX70 Duo version AM, a twin-head non-bed machining center combining metal additive manufacturing and high-precision cutting in a single machine.
Based on Horkos’s NX70 1510B machining center, the new solution combines additive and subtractive manufacturing capabilities, enabling manufacturers to alternate between material deposition and precision machining within the same machine and setup.
An NX70 Duo version AM has already been sold to a key industrial customer with large international business, demonstrating the commercial interest in this integrated approach to hybrid manufacturing. [Read more…] about Horkos integrates Meltio metal 3D printing technology into new hybrid machining system
