Freemelt, a steel 3D printing expertise developer, has entered a partnership with Scanfil, a contract producer and system provider. Below the settlement, Freemelt will outsource the total manufacturing of its superior 3D printers.
By way of this partnership, Freemelt will leverage Scanfils’ economies of scale in industrial manufacturing, additional strengthening competitiveness. The partnership allows Freemelt to deal with the event and supply of superior AM options primarily based on the corporate’s distinctive E-PBF (Electron Beam Powder Mattress Fusion) expertise.
Freemelt operates in a capital-light enterprise mannequin and is now advancing this strategy by outsourcing the total manufacturing course of, together with meeting. This shift reduces investments and capital tied up in operations, enabling elevated sources for innovation and the event of aftermarket providers.
Scanfil brings intensive experience and strong, validated processes to the event work, which shall be important throughout Freemelt’s industrialization section. Moreover, Scanfils’ international presence allows regional manufacturing, lowering geopolitical dangers and potential uncertainties associated to tariffs and market restrictions. This transition strengthens the resilience of the provision chain and positions Freemelt to effectively tackle altering market circumstances.
“By way of our partnership with Scanfil, we speed up our technique to enhance manufacturing scalability and improve international competitiveness. The chance for regional manufacturing strengthens our place to satisfy altering market circumstances and contributes to a extra resilient provide chain. Moreover, this transition permits us to deal with innovation and additional improvement of our E-PBF expertise, creating worth for each our prospects and shareholders,” mentioned Daniel Gidlund, CEO of Freemelt AB.
“Freemelt has a singular product with an attention-grabbing expertise that matches Scanfils’ providing very properly. We at Scanfil are honored that Freemelt has chosen us as a accomplice for the journey forward, and we stay up for a robust and profitable collaboration,” mentioned Andreas Hjorth, CEO of Scanfil Åtvidaberg AB.
