Prima Industrie hosts its Innovation Days 2019

Prima Industrie Executive Chairman Gianfranco Carbonato addresses Innovation Days attendees.

On October 22-24, 2019, Prima Industrie hosted the second edition of its Innovation Days. This event was dedicated to showcasing the latest additive manufacturing (AM) and sheet metal processing technology at the company's new Advanced Laser Center.

The international event included over 300 guests, including customers, universities, and research centers and the company featured its new facility of about 4000 m² dedicated to research and innovation of advanced laser manufacturing systems.

The new facility is part of a wider program for the renewal of the group's sites in Torino area, which began in 2016 with the construction of the new Collegno Headquarters and Tech Center, which will be completed within the next year with the construction of the new production plant for laser machines, currently located in another area of the city.

During the Innovation Days 2019, Prima Additive, a division of Prima Industrie, highlighted its new generation of AM systems for metal components. The systems featured both Powder Bed Fusion (PBF) and Direct Energy Deposition (DED) technologies.

At the Innovation Days Prima Industrie presented the Print Genius 250, the new PBF machine with a construction volume of 262 by 262 by 350 mm, suitable for the production of medium-sized components. Print Genius 250 is designed for high productivity metal printing applications due to its dual 500 W single-mode laser and is suitable for the processing of a wide range of materials: stainless steel, maraging steel, high-temperature nickel-base alloy (Inconel), titanium, cobalt-chromium, aluminum and copper alloys, and high strength steel.

Guests were also able to see the Print Sharp 250 PBF machine at work, with a construction volume of 250x250x300mm. The system is equipped with the Convergent CS450 proprietary laser.

As part of the Direct Energy Deposition technology, at the Innovation Days was also presented the Laserdyne 430 DED, the compact and accurate laser metal deposition platform with a working volume of 585 by 400 by 500 mm, a high build rate (max 40-50 cm3/h – typical 20 cm3/h), and excellent end-part properties, suitable for 3D fabrication, reworking, and repairing.

The Innovation Days were also the occasion to show visitors the latest news on the entire range of sheet metal processing products, present in the adjacent Headquarters & Tech Center. Some advances have also been given on next-gen AM machines, which the company will launch over the next year.