Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation (“TNSC”) (President: Kenji Nagata) hereby announces the opening of “AM Advanced Room” as a research & development base of additive manufacturing technology.
1. Background
TNSC has been focusing on Additive Manufacturing (“AM”) technology as one of the core field of Industry Revolution 4.0. AM has been adopted to global manufacturing industry as the technology is expected to contribute to a sustainable society through supply chain innovation. Based on the innovation strategy outlined in “Ortus Stage 2″—the mid-term management plan of Nippon Sanso Holdings—TNSC is dedicated to metal AM business as a priority area.
TNSC recently openedan AM Advanced Room at its Yamanashi Laboratory as a core hubforthe research & development of AM technologies. The purpose of the new hubis to provide total solutionsfor various industries aiming to take advantage of metal AM. In AM Advanced Room,Sapphire®printers by VELO3D—as next generation PBF platform, LENS®by Optomec,and 3DPro®products, which utilize proprietarygas technologyof TNSC group.In addition, TNSC will actively address to global market withmore innovative modeling processes. By delivering the most advanced solutions, TNSC will be able to significantly contribute to corporate sustainability.
2. “AM Advanced Room” Overview
Place: Taiyo Nippon Sanso Yamanashi Laboratory
Established: October of 2020
Objectives: Development of core AM technologies, demonstrations, total-solution creation, customer support, etc.
