Meltio, a disruptive laser metal deposition technology manufacturer, has announced that ACNS has become the first official integrator of the Meltio Engine Blue in France, advancing Meltio’s industrial applications with both hybrid manufacturing and robotic metal additive manufacturing (AM).
ACNS, founded in 1993, is a designer, renovator, integrator, and developer in the field of industrial machinery and numerical controls. Thanks to its experience acquired through more than 900 projects, ACNS is an international player recognised as a specialist in numerical controls, automation, robotics, and industrial data connection. It is located in Milly-la-Forêt in the south of Paris and has a a team of 20 engineers.
Multistation SAS, Meltio’s sales partner in France, will support ACNS. By integrating the Meltio Engine Blue into vertical machining centres, as well as industrial robot arms using the Meltio Engine Integration kit, ACNS will play a key role in making this technology accessible in France. The Meltio Engine Blue seamlessly enhances both CNC machines and robotic systems, bringing advanced metal AM capabilities to a wide range of industries and applications.
Meltio’s cutting-edge multi-metal 3-D printing technology precisely stacks weld beads on top of one another when introduced into a laser-generated meltpool. The process uses commodity welding wire, the cleanest, safest and lowest-cost metal feedstock on the market.
Breakthrough technologyEmmanuel Mignot, CEO at ACNS, said: “We are glad to start this partnership with Meltio and integrate the revolutionary Meltio Engine Blue on CNC and robots for the benefit of French industry. We are impressed by the efficiency of the system and think it is a real breakthrough, enabling non-experts to quickly acquire a good command of 3-D printing a wide range of metals.
“We aim to quickly expand our WLAM offer and the market in France, and we are committed to designing meaningful, smart, and ergonomic machines for our customers. We trust there is a strong business case for repairing parts, adding function to existing parts, or building quickly one-off parts. Our comprehensive mastering of CNC and robots secures our customers' innovative projects.”
Francisco González, head of EMEA at Meltio, concluded: “We are thrilled to be working with ACNS and Multistation in the French market, as this collaboration demonstrates how Meltio’s partner ecosystem is evolving. Together we will be able to cater to the ever-growing interest in Meltio’s technology and its applications. As well as by leveraging ACNS knowledge, we will be able to further develop the adoption of Meltio's unique wire-laser metal AM for different industries.”