Mark X large carbon-fibre 3D printer.
Composite 3D printing specialist, Markforged announced a partnership with Methods 3D, a provider of production grade 3D printing solutions, at RAPID+TCT this week.
Through this agreement, Methods 3D will provide sales, service and support for the Markforged line of 3D printers, including the Onyx series, Mark Two and Mark X. The companies say North American manufacturers will now benefit from an expanded accessibility to their respective advanced additive manufacturing solutions.
Markforged’s technology enables the same-day production of strong, working parts made of carbon fibre composites. The company is responsible for the development of a proprietary continuous carbon fibre filament printing method. Its products have been utilised in the industrial, automotive, aerospace and medical industries in over 50 countries around the world.
Methods 3D see the technology developed by Markforged as the perfect supplement to its own products and will enable its customers more productivity.
“Markforged printers are an ideal complement to our extensive suite of additive manufacturing solutions,” said Jamie Hanson, COO, Methods 3D. “With Markforged, we will significantly enhance our customers’ production efficiencies by enabling them to quickly create tools, jogs and fixtures for myriad industrial applications. Our deep experience in metalworking manufacturing combined with Markforged’s expertise in high strength parts is a perfect match for meeting today’s demanding manufacturing challenges.”
The Markforged partnership will also enable Methods Machine Tools’ Automation Group to design, integrate and provide unlimited solutions for its CNC machining automation systems with the ability to print end-of-arm tooling components for robots, jigs, fixtures, and more.
“Methods 3D offers a broad additive manufacturing platform and is on the leading edge of 3D printing as well as traditional manufacturing,” said Greg Mark, CEO of Markforged. “We are excited to partner with a company that has a proven track record of delivering excellent, innovative manufacturing solutions.”
