The project, which takes into account new digital possibilities in the industry, will jointly develop a production line for additive manufacturing to shorten the time to market of new products and further improve competitiveness in this way.

Swerea IVF will expand its production capacity with an additional SLM Solutions SLM 280 2.0 machine, which has a 280 × 280 × 365 mm3 construction space size and multi-beam technology with up to 2X 700 W laser performance. In addition, bidirectional powder coating contributes to shortening production time of individually manufactured metal components.

The eight other project partners are Curtiss-Wright (Charlotte, NC), EDRMedeso (Västerås, Sweden), Höganäs (Höganäs, Sweden), University West Trollhättan (Trollhättan, Sweden), Nederman Holding (Helsingborg, Sweden), Quintus Technologies (Västerås, Sweden), Ringhals (Väröbacka, Sweden), and Volvo Trucks (Gothenburg, Sweden).