Thermwood’s LSAM machines are large-sized industrial additive manufacturing or three dimensional printing machines that are available in sizes up to 100ft long. These systems use a “near-net-shape” approach for making parts in which parts are first 3D printed at high speed to a size slightly larger than needed and then trimmed to final net size and shape. Thermwood’s LSAM machine consolidates printing and machining on the same machine using dual gantries. Dual controls allow print and trim operations to be performed simultaneously, each on different ends of the table.
Thermwood founder, CEO and chairman Ken Susnjara, said: “We are excited to work with the FRC East and are confident that, working together, we can achieve significant advances and results. I am confident that this program will benefit us both while further advancing the state of the art.”
Thermwood has been in a continuous research and development program developing additive manufacturing equipment and technology, and in September 2016 announced a line of large scale additive manufacturing systems called LSAM. The dual-gantry, high-wall machines are available in sizes from 10ft -by-10-ft to 10-ft to more than 100-ft with print capability from 150 to 500lb per hour.
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