Arburg Creates New Company for All its Additive Manufacturing Activities

Arburg has combined all its additive manufacturing activities under one roof. The company has established a new subsidiary, Arburgadditive GmbH + Co KG, which is also based in Lossburg. 

Arburg says this new company is highlighting the significance and future potential additive manufacturing holds as a key supplementary production method in plastic processing. Following the launch of the Freeformer, plus the purchase of innovatiQ, the company says the logical next step was to combine the full range of additive manufacturing activities under one roof with the aim of strengthening this business field and paving a path towards a successful future.

Victor Roman will serve as managing director and is set to join the company on Dec. 1. Roman studied mechanical engineering and physics before working at an international technology group for more than two decades, a role that gave him extensive experience in development, sales and additive manufacturing.

Arburg Plastic Freeforming will switch entirely over to the new company in 2022. This division now has around 40 employees working in sales, development, application technology and assembly. innovatiQ GmbH + Co KG, which currently employs approximately 25 staff members, will remain an independent company based in Feldkirchen, near Munich, but will be affiliated with Arburgadditive GmbH + Co KG.

The Arburgadditive product range includes the Freeformer and innovatiQ's 3D systems. The Arburg Plastic Freeforming (APF) process with the Freeformer, has been designed to act as an open system, making it possible to adjust the component manufacturing process in line with specific requirements. The innovatiQ 3D printing systems operate on the basis of FFF (Fused Filament Fabrication) technology. There is also the LiQ 320 printing system, which processes liquid silicone rubber (LSR) in a special LAM (Liquid Additive Manufacturing) process.