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• Timo Göbel, the Head of Additive Manufacturing at the BMW Group, spoke at the AM Forum in Berlin about industrializing additive. He had wise words to share, including that we...
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Timo Göbel, the Head of Additive Manufacturing at the BMW Group, spoke at the AM Forum in Berlin about industrializing additive. He had wise words to share, including that we shouldn’t do our own automation but rely instead on established automation providers. He also told us that they didn’t want any balkanized software tooling, so we should play nice with their existing tools. He also said we should be open to low-cost materials and, more broadly, reduce part costs. This is all very sensible, and I’m happy he said it. He also mentioned that a large order from BWM had gone to Farsoon and not Western suppliers because Farsoon was more flexible. Daimler Trucks also had a large spare parts project go to Farsoon because, reportedly, the company was more flexible on opening up data flows from