ARCTOS Solutions

Open Additive Manufacturing

Build Beyond Boundaries

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The pursuit of increased performance, reduced weight, and improved strength drives part complexity that strains the capabilities of conventional manufacturing.

That’s not a problem for us.

ARCTOS’ Open Additive group is helping companies succeed in their Additive Manufacturing pursuits through novel material development, custom LPBF machines, industry leading sensing and analytics, and truly listening to the voice of the customer.

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Featured Technologies

PANDA™ Metal 3D Printer

Push the boundaries of additive manufacturing with highly configurable LPBF systems.

PANDA LPBF additive manufacturing system

The rapid adoption of metal additive manufacturing has increased demand for specialized machines to print the unprintable. Open Additive works with its customers to develop machines and processes to take what couldn’t be done and make it possible.

With industry leading build quality, configurability, and machine control, the PANDA™ Metal 3D Printer unlocks your additive future.

PANDA is ideal for:

  • Advanced LPBF applications and parts that require superior laser technology
  • Technology development
  • Materials research
  • Training and education

Key features include:

  • Multiple laser modalities
  • Multiple build size options
  • Configurable lasers/optics
  • The most flexible control software
  • Advanced process monitoring
  • Multi-material deposition

— Edward Herderick, PhD., Director of Additive Manufacturing, Center for Design and Manufacturing Excellence, The Ohio State University

“[This] has been a great addition to our fleet of metal printers.  We’ve done many new alloy development campaigns utilizing the direct control of optics and parameters coupled with high temperature bed heating.  The system is easy to clean, which for our usage is really important.”

— Bill Macy, Macy Consulting, Inc.

“[ARCTOS’ open source LPBF system and in situ process monitoring software] are influencing the industry and providing much needed process knowledge to the market space. Their team is highly capable and responsive to the industry requirements.”

AMSENSE® Process Monitoring

Achieve better output and performance, while lowering costs, through automated collection and analysis of real-time process health indicators.

AMSENSE is the ultimate platform for in situ sensing and analytics, giving you better production visibility and part quality insights.  With up to 5 available advanced sensors and an included analog interface board, AMSENSE is a comprehensive offering for quality control.  AMSENSE is offered on PANDA and as a 3rd party add-on to a variety of OEM machines.

AMSENSE provides:

  • Full access to all data
  • Plugin interface for analytic development and implementation
  • Industry-leading sensor technology
  • Modularity – sensors can be mix and matched to suit your application

Key sensors include: 

  • Thermal Tomography
  • High speed spatter imaging
  • Recoat imaging
  • Long-wave Infrared imaging
  • Coaxial melt pool sensing (only available on PANDA™)

Application-Focused Design for Additive Manufacturing

Produce the right part through the right material and production method through our systematic design process.

Understanding your mission is our business. And making sure that you deploy the right components — built the right way out of the best materials to take your mission forward is how we do it.

ARCTOS applies our proven, systematic approach to application-focused design to create customized solutions that address the specific needs of each customer or mission. This approach takes into account the particular requirements of the application, like the need for high strength or low weight, and develops a solution that optimizes performance while meeting these requirements.

We are constantly employing the most efficient digital design and manufacturing processes available — pushing the boundaries of today’s cutting-edge technologies.

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