The extension to the company’s range comes as a result of French firm AddUp’s purchase of fellow French company BeAM. AddUp was formed as a joint-venture company by Fives Group and Michelin on 1 April 2016, while BeAM was created four years earlier.
Vincent Ferreiro, AddUp’s CEO emphasised: “Together, BeAM and AddUp will be uniquely positioned in the 3D printing market by offering customers a comprehensive range of metal additive manufacturing solutions, with a particular focus on training and consulting and the production of parts for proof of concept.”
Vincent Gillet, BeAM’s CEO commented: “BeAM was at a key stage in its development with the broadening of its product line and geographical expansion. The arrival of AddUp and its shareholders, Fives and Michelin, enables us to secure BeAM’s future development and benefit from their industrial expertise and the pooling of our respective resources.”
The BeAM range takes in three machines: Modulo 250, Modulo 400 and Magic 800. Build volumes are 400 by 250 by 300 mm, 600 by 400 by 400 mm and 1,200 by 800 by 800 mm – all are 5-axis units. Deposition rates vary from 15 to 280 cm3/h.
Geo Kingsbury represents AddUp in the UK, Ireland and the Middle East.
