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• IHI Europe has purchased a Freemelt electron-beam powder-bed fusion (E-PBF) system. Previously, parent IHI bought two Freemelt systems, bringing the total to three. IHI is a Japanese engineering conglomerate. The...
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IHI Europe has purchased a Freemelt electron-beam powder-bed fusion (E-PBF) system. Previously, parent IHI bought two Freemelt systems, bringing the total to three. IHI is a Japanese engineering conglomerate. The company is a major jet engine manufacturer, space component contractor, and industrial machinery builder. The company makes turbochargers for cars, small tractors, oil storage tanks, bridges, and tunnel boring machines. It also makes parts for the GE GEnx engine, Rolls-Royce Trent turbofan aircraft engines, and rocket engines. IHI employs over 28,000 people and has revenues of 1626.8 billion yen, around $10 billion.
IHI Europe’s Dr. Rachel Jennings, Head of Advanced Technology Development, stated,
“Freemelt’s open platform enables us to push the boundaries of what is possible in