Philips has added AI capabilities to its line of subtractive and additive 3D printing manufacturing products. The company has integrated Digital Forge, an integrated metal and carbon fibre industrial 3D printing platform developed by Markforged, into its 3D printing product line-up.

The Digital Forge combines 3D printers and metal and composite proprietary materials with cloud-based learning software. The platform creates end-use parts directly at the point-of-need, and learns continuously during the manufacturing process..

Markforged’s portfolio of industrial-grade 3D printing materials include a variety of metals, composites and continuous fibre materials. 

Customers in industries such as aerospace, military & defense, industrial automation, space exploration, healthcare and automotive use Digital Forge for end-use parts on-demand and at the point-of-need. 

Markforged’s solutions are complementary to traditional CNC manufacturing. The company’s Continuous Fiber Reinforcement (CFR) process layers continuous fibre into Onyx, the company’s flagship composite base material, yielding parts as strong as aluminum.

“Partnering with Phillips Corporation provides Markforged with additional distribution across the Americas and Asia while giving Phillips’ commercial and federal government customers more tools to help them reinvent manufacturing and run more efficiently,” said Shai Terem, CEO at Markforged. “With Markforged, Phillips Corporation customers can harness the power of additive to do everything from optimising their supply chains by producing parts on demand to truly transforming their businesses.”

“Phillips Corporation is extremely pleased to be joining forces with Markforged and introducing their products to our large base of commercial and federal government customers,” said Phillips CEO Alan M. Phillips. “We intend to pursue the tremendous potential for our subtractive customers to be introduced to the Markforged price-competitive design-to-print additive technology. Considering that both the commercial and federal industrial supply chains have accelerating interest, applications, and demand for 3D printed parts, the Markforged product lineup is an optimal fit for customers seeking to enter or expand upon their additive manufacturing capability. This is a very exciting time in the rapid evolution of additive manufacturing. We are pleased to be collaborating with Markforged and together being leading contributors to the global additive manufacturing revolution.”