Oerlikon Additive Manufacturing, a specialist in metallic 3D printing and superior supplies, has. delivered its 25,000th 3D printed suppressor this month from its state-of-the-art, 125,000 square-foot facility in Huntersville, North Carolina, USA. Fabricated utilizing Laser Beam Powder Mattress Fusion ((PBF-LB) and Oerlikon MetcoAdd nickel powder, these single-piece suppressors spotlight additive manufacturing’s function in protection {hardware}.
The Huntersville plant makes use of laser powder mattress fusion to construct suppressors as one piece, benefiting from additive manufacturing’s design freedom and manufacturing effectivity. Powder manufacturing, printing and post-processing happen throughout Oerlikon AM’s international amenities, reflecting the corporate’s end-to-end additive capabilities.
“Not like conventional suppressors that require advanced, multi-part assemblies and sometimes generate excessive again strain, the 3D printed suppressors we manufacture are single-piece designs with considerably decrease again strain,” mentioned Dan Haller, Head of Industrial at Oerlikon AM. Decrease again strain reduces fuel blowback and limits operator publicity to carbon monoxide and lead, whereas reducing the danger of listening to loss and mind harm from repeated muzzle blasts. Discipline assessments affirm these models are extraordinarily sturdy, enhancing reliability and longevity within the area.
The additive manufacturing unit operates as a part of the Switzerland-based Oerlikon Group and maintains international capabilities together with powder manufacturing, design companies, analysis and growth, and ending processes. Its additive workflow helps manufacturing runs starting from prototypes to long-term collection manufacturing, with functions in sectors reminiscent of aerospace and protection.
Oerlikon strengthens manufacturing capabilities within the U.S. and Switzerland
Oerlikon AM’s additive capabilities have expanded in the united statesthrough a strategic partnership with 3D Techniques, formalized in 2023. The collaboration combines 3D Techniques’ Direct Steel Printing platform with Oerlikon’s floor engineering experience to speed up manufacturing of advanced, high-precision elements for sectors like aerospace and semiconductors. As a part of the settlement, Oerlikon built-in a DMP Manufacturing unit 500 system at its North Carolina facility—its first U.S.-based unit of this mannequin—supporting an authorized end-to-end workflow for metallic components. The partnership was fashioned to streamline materials qualification and scale back time-to-market for collection manufacturing in crucial functions.
In 2025, the corporate introduced a CHF 40 million funding to determine Campus Reichhold, a consolidated innovation and manufacturing hub in Aargau, Switzerland. The power is ready to unify analysis, engineering, manufacturing, and customer support for high-performance floor applied sciences, together with turbine coating programs for aerospace functions. As soon as operational in 2027, the positioning will assist the event and validation of next-generation thermal spray coatings and laser-based applied sciences, reminiscent of Direct Power Deposition, for excessive industrial environments.
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Featured photograph exhibits batch of 3D printed metallic suppressors. Picture through Oerlikon.
