The Renishaw RenAM 500 series is a versatile additive system designed to accommodate a variety of materials and enable manufacturing of unique metal parts with few limitations in geometry. Firearms manufacturers have embraced these traits, using Renishaw additive systems in the production of signature noise suppressors and in the design and development of new products. With the RenAM 500 series, shopfloor managers can scale from prototyping to volume production, as each stage of production is performed on a single machine platform and upgraded as the application requires. The RenAM 500 series, and all of Renishaw’s additive manufacturing capabilities and solutions for the firearms manufacturing industry, are featured at the Renishaw booth (#51423) at SHOT Show 2023 in Las Vegas, NV.
“This is a growing industry for our additive solutions, as we offer a viable 3D metal printing solution capable in bespoke products, short-run prototypes and full-scale production runs,” said John Laureto, AM Business Manager, Renishaw Inc. “Currently, the most common application for our additive systems is the manufacture and development of signature noise reduction devices for the commercial and government sectors. Our RenAM systems can produce a monolithic suppressor in a variety of materials including titanium, steel, and Inconel® for practically any weapon system. The flexibility that these systems provide in terms of both size of the production run and types of materials used is perfect for these applications.”
RenAM 500 series systems are configurable with one or four high-power 500W lasers and automatic or flexible powder and waste handling. All variants of the RenAM 500 system utilize the same industry leading gas flow system, safety, and precision digital optics. The RenAM 500 series features a build volume of 250 mm x 250 mm x 350 mm. The new Flex range features the additional flexibility to quickly change powders in-house, to meet design parameters and material properties, and transfer seamlessly between systems due to the common build environment. Adding to the unique design, if an application no longer requires a flexible AM system, the powder system can be converted for volume production.
Renishaw’s Equator™ gauging solutions for the firearm manufacturing market will also be on display in an adjacent Renishaw booth (51421) at the SHOT show.
For more information on all of Renishaw’s solutions for manufacturing, visit www.renishaw.com.
