Partnering with Nikon SLM Solutions is a key milestone in our journey to create better, more sustainable aerospace products...This collaboration provides us access to cutting-edge additive manufacturing capabilities necessary to propel us towards our net zero ambition.

We are delighted to be working with Nikon SLM Solutions and using their quad-laser machines. Rolls-Royce continues to develop our additive layer manufacturing capability to ensure we are at the forefront of advanced manufacturing. We knew that transferring our expertise and knowledge gained from single laser machines to multi-laser platforms would require a close working relationship and Nikon SLM Solutions have provided this.

Nikon SLM Solutions’ latest technology will help Honeywell improve productivity while also meeting our material requirements for qualification...We intend to qualify these parameter sets through repeatability testing in our production environment, including build and post-processing to generate an efficient process with a set of material property data...the open architecture system of the Nikon SLM® machine provides huge advantages like high flexibility and parameter sets can be customized. With this open access strategy and the great support of Nikon SLM Solutions, we step forward to achieving our next goals.

Partnering with Nikon SLM Solutions has equipped us with unparalleled technological support, enabling us to expand into new markets beyond our traditional scope...These advanced SLM®280 PS systems empower us to enhance our operational efficiency and cater to the intricate needs of the aerospace industry.

We chose Nikon SLM Solutions as a partner, because of their expertise and the SLM®800 machine, which exactly meets our requirements in terms of machine size and reliability.

Safran is engaged in reaching carbon neutrality for aviation by 2050. Additive manufacturing is one of the main assets to secure this ambitious but realistic target, enabling to develop innovative architecture on our products, as long as reducing significantly their weight. Equipment such as the NXG XII 600 will be part of this challenging journey

Additive layer manufacturing enables the delivery of complex high-performing assemblies which cannot be manufactured using conventional techniques. For example, these combustor tiles include cooling holes which turn the air through 180 degrees maximising efficiency whilst reducing emissions. This repeat order reflects the close and successful relationship between the Rolls-Royce and SLM teams.

We are a company that wouldn't exist without additive manufacturing. The SLM®500 gives us exactly what we need, for example, to manufacture antennas used on space missions. The atomic oxygen in the atmosphere virtually sandblasts the parts. They also must withstand high heat loads, and extreme temperature cycling, on other planets. The SLM® parts are not only lightweight, but they can also manage harsh conditions and are particularly robust with excellent performance.

Cyient has successfully designed and manufactured metal additive components for some of its key customers—our most recent achievement being the delivery of tooling components for a large aircraft engine manufacturer. The new SLM®280 will enable us to offer manufactured components directly to our customers in the aerospace, defense, medical and energy industries. This is a key milestone on our road to becoming an end-to-end additive manufacturing solutions provider.