Additive manufacturing specialist Meltio is partnering CNC machine tool and model manufacturer and repairer Jupiter Machine Tools (JMT).

Meltio, Jupiter Machine Tool (JMT) and UMT have entered into an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) manufacturing agreement which has created a global partnership dedicated to developing and selling Hybrid CNC Machines using Meltio’s wire-laser metal patented Directed Energy Deposition (DED) technology, to support rapidly growing demand. The American company became an OEM of the Meltio Engine CNC Integration, Made in the USA.

Jupiter Machine Tool Inc., based in Galesburg (USA), is a total solutions provider for the advanced manufacturing industry. In addition to a complete line of different CNC machine and tooling solutions, and a suite of augmented reality and virtual reality industrial solutions, Jupiter provides engineering support, process improvement, quality control, service support and production equipment to leading manufacturers in the automotive, aerospace, defence, medical, agricultural, transportation, 3C and mining, among others.

JMT provides a portfolio of CNC machines: 5-axis machining, vertical and horizontal machining, turning and milling, bridge and gantry, and machining accessories. Their manufacturing services help different industries with repair and manufacturing processes such as engineering and automation, factory maintenance, legacy overhaul and third-party spare parts. The industries served in all of the United States are automotive, defence, die and mould, and medical sectors.

This new collaboration with Meltio allows the introduction of the Meltio Engine CNC Integration into a Jupiter Machine Tool portfolio to install a metal additive manufacturing solution in several industries.

The Meltio Engine CNC Integration can produce complex metal parts from wire feedstock. The ability to produce parts from wire makes operation and material handling very clean, as well as ensuring 100% material efficiency.

Meltio Sales Director Emilio Juárez said: “Meltio’s main commitment with this new partnership with Jupiter Machine Tool offering to all types of industries in North America the ability to manage the entire manufacturing process using our unique metal 3D printing technology consisting of a Meltio head integrated into a CNC machine and a safe environment, to just produce and repair parts.”

Ray Whitehead, CEO of Jupiter Machine Tool said, “The creation of a global partnership of Jupiter Machine Tool, Meltio and UnionMT, located on three continents is extraordinary and exciting. Our tri-cultural synergy blended with diverse global technology results in the design and manufacture of 3 and 5-axis Additive-Subtractive CNC machine systems.”