Hitachi Rail is utilizing a ROBOZE ARGO 500 3D printing system to supply spare elements at its Naples facility, with one other to be put in at its new Washington County rail automobile manufacturing unit.
The rail firm is utilizing supplies akin to ULTEM 9085 and Carbon PEEK to 3D print options that assist tackle the fee and availability challenges related to the manufacturing of spare elements.
By integrating ROBOZE 3D printing expertise, Hitachi Rail is changing historically machined metallic elements and has reported ‘vital’ value and supply occasions reductions.
The connection between the 2 corporations additionally understood to increase past the provision of machines, with ROBOZE additionally offering engineering and consultancy providers within the US and Italy to make sure ‘steady and extremely specialised assist.’
Hitachi Rail will quickly open its state-of-the-art rail automobile manufacturing unit in Washington County, Maryland, with the 70m USD manufacturing unit set to ship the brand new fleet of 8000-series railcars for the Washington Metropolitan Space Transit Authority as its first order. The corporate says this facility will draw on the broader Hitachi Group’s technological experience to be its most superior digital website.
“Our partnership with ROBOZE underlines our dedication to delivering superior, high-quality manufacturing for our clients. The partnership will allow us to harness 3D printing to enhance operational effectivity and cut back prices for producing prototypes and railway spare elements,” mentioned Luca D’Aquila, COO Hitachi Rail Group and CEO Hitachi Rail Italy. “This additive answer can be used at our Naples website in Italy and our new digital manufacturing unit in Washington County, Maryland. permitting us to reply successfully to our clients’ wants.”
“ROBOZE continues to show itself as a dependable and progressive accomplice for corporations aiming to rethink their manufacturing and push the boundaries of progress by expertise,” added Alessio Lorusso, Founder & CEO of ROBOZE.