AMEXCI bolsters AM operations with two additional Solukon depowdering systems

AMEXCI, an industrial AM company with facilities in Sweden and Finland, has expanded its postprocessing capacity with the acquisition of two additional Solukon systems.

In addition to its SFM-AT300, AMEXCI is significantly strengthening its AM operational footprint with the arrival of the SFM-AT350 for medium-sized parts and the SFM-AT1000-S for large LPBF parts.

The units will be installed at AMEXCI’s recently inaugurated Örebro (Sweden) AM facility, where the company will rely on Solukon’s systems to underpin its ability to depowder components from three different printers from two manufacturers.

“The Solukon system has been an essential piece of our AM workflow from the beginning,” stated Andreas Petersen, Head of Production at AMEXCI. “We chose the Solukon as for us, it was important to work with powder-free parts as early as possible in the process. 

“It is an important equipment for us to get parts free of powder for safer handling of parts for both our operators and our customers. It is simple to use, yet efficient.  The cooperation with Solukon has been going well for 7 years now, with a team ready to help.”

The company is also evaluating the implementation of Solukon’s SPR-Pathfinder, a unique intelligent software solution for automated simulation and the calculation of the depowdering of laser-melted parts.

Every LPBF build job undertaken at AMEXCI is postprocessed in a Solukon depowdering system, followed by an ultrasonic washer, in a partnership that began in 2018.

ƒautomSolukon’s SFM-AT1000-S is an automated powder-removal system designed for large, heavy components of up to 800 kg, making it ideal for the aerospace industry, which has very strict post-processing requirements.

The SFM-AT350 is optimized for parts weighing up to 100kg and has an extremely compact footprint.