For production PLM utilizes own equipment as well as equipment of qualified partners on a subcontracting basis (outsourcing, but hands-on-management).
For production PLM has the following equipment available:
- pilot scale melt spinner (scalable for volume production)
- melting furnaces of different sizes and various capacities (lab and production)
- powder canning systems (volume production)
- welding machines
- heat treatment furnaces (air circulation and vacuum)
- compaction presses (hydraulic systems)
- presses for metal forming (hydraulic systems)
- CNC milling machines
- 3D-measuring system
By cooperating with other industrial companies PLM has direct access to external production equipment. Some examples are listed below:
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cold isostatic pressing (CIP)
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hot isostatic pressing (HIP)
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extrusion presses
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forging presses
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rolling mills
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milling equipment