EOS showcases AM's shift from prototyping to production. The EOS booth features a new production-ready metal additive manufacturing platform, along with custom solutions, services and production success stories. Executive Editor, Modern Machine Shop Making its IMTS debut is EOS' newest metal AM platform, the EOS M4 Onyx. It features six 400 W lasers, a larger build volume than its predecessor, automated job handling and advanced process monitoring. As the focus for additive manufacturing (AM) users shifts from prototyping to production, the technology is shifting with it. According to EOS, this change has shaped the company's presence at IMTS, with a focus on equipment, materials, services and stories tailored to high-volume, end-use applications. As AM users become more focused on qualifying additive manufacturing for serial production and building supply chain resilience through localized manufacturing and digital inventories, they need machines that are faster, higher-volume and have features designed for production. EOS' newest metal AM platform, the EOS M4 Onyx, is designed for these users. It features six 400 W lasers and a build volume of 450 x 450 x 400 mm, measuring 25% larger than its predecessor, the EOS M 400-4. Combined with automated job handling and advanced process monitoring, the system is designed to deliver higher productivity while maintaining quality and repeatability. The booth has spotlight presentations Monday through Thursday at 1:30 p.m. CT focusing on the platform, as well as application-focused displays highlighting production-ready components from the aerospace, defense, energy, medical, semiconductor and industrial manufacturing industries. EOS sister company AMCM is also in the booth highlighting customized additive manufacturing systems built for large-format and high-volume industrial production. In addition to technology, the booth features customer success stories that demonstrate how manufacturers are successfully incorporating additive manufacturing into production environments. Additive Minds, EOS' engineering, training and workforce development team, is on-site and available to discuss projects and capability building programs. The company is also showcasing its growing portfolio of qualified metal and polymer materials, developed to meet the performance and certification requirements of industrial production across a wide range of industries. Connect at. EOS will be exhibiting new technology at IMTS 2026 in Chicago, IL this September. * Workholding Solutions Help Users Tackle the Need to Speed Changeovers With the need for high-mix, low-volume manufacturing increasing, Hainbuch is bringing a range of workholding products to help users reduce setup time. * Autodesk Fusion for Manufacturing Connects CNC Design and Machining Workflows IMTS 2026: Autodesk highlights how Autodesk Fusion for Manufacturing integrates CAD/CAM, AI and connected manufacturing data to help machining teams improve programming confidence and move from model to part faster. * Blum-Novotest Laser Measuring System Supports Micromachining Precision IMTS 2026: Blum-Novotest highlights the LC54-Digilog laser measuring system, designed for tool measurement and monitoring in micromachining applications.

KONGSBERG accelerates innovation in defence systems through investments in additive manufacturing. KONGSBERG is raising its investments in advanced Additive Manufacturing ('AM') to establish new manufacturing capacities that enable strategic innovation, faster design cycles, enhanced performance and scalable production for next generation defence applications. 10 Sep 2026 KONGSBERG is collaborating with Germany's EOS and its affiliate AMCM, leading suppliers of industrial 3D printing solutions, to accelerate the adoption of metal additive manufacturing across its defence and security programs. As part of this collaboration, KONGSBERG has acquired two advanced multi-laser metal AM systems from EOS and AMCM, enabling faster innovation cycles, increased design freedom with new agile production technology and increased production capacity and capabilities. The investment supports KONGSBERG's broader digital transformation strategy. AM enables KONGSBERG to utilize digital design and digital manufacturing, move beyond traditional manufacturing constraints and significantly shorten product development timelines with accelerated innovation cycles. By integrating AM into its product development and manufacturing processes, KONGSBERG gains rapid access to high-quality hardware produced earlier in the design cycle - ultimately increasing KONGSBERG defense delivery capabilities. "Additive Manufacturing is opening a whole new opportunity to challenge the traditional design- and manufacturing process moving forward and represents a new way of thinking in design and manufacturing," said Sverre Ulland, SVP Strategic Production at KONGSBERG's Missiles & Aerostructures division. "As we implement the tools and the way of working in our organization, the limiting factor will probably be the designer's imagination and not the technology." Initially, two multi-laser Additive Manufacturing machines from AMCM shall be installed in KONGSBERG's main production facility in Norway. The investments include the AMCM M 4K, the AMCM M 290-2 1KW and associated equipment. The equipment allows KONGSBERG to print full-scale sections for technology demonstrators, product qualifications and flyaway hardware. Beyond the provision of technology, EOS and AMCM will support KONGSBERG throughout the initial implementation phases, working closely with EOS's Additive Minds consulting unit to integrate additive manufacturing as a robust design and production methodology. Photo credit: AMCM "Establishing additive manufacturing as a reliable and scalable production technology requires close collaboration across technology, application development and industrialization," said Markus Glasser, SVP EMEA at EOS. "Together with KONGSBERG, we are building a long-term partnership that combines advanced AM technology with deep application expertise from our Additive Minds team to accelerate the adoption of additive manufacturing across their design and production processes." EOS provides responsible manufacturing solutions via industrial 3D printing technologies to organizations around the world. Since 1989, EOS has shaped the future of manufacturing by enabling its customers to innovate and differentiate through expert guidance, technology and services, leveraging its end-to-end additive manufacturing (AM) industry partnerships. From strategy to education to production, EOS is the leading global partner for both metal and polymer AM solutions, accelerating time-to-market for its customers through high-quality production efficiencies and sustainable solutions. https://www.eos.info/ About AMCM AMCM (Additive Manufacturing Customized Machines) provides customized metal 3D printing machines, ranging from selectively enhanced systems to fully re-engineered machines designed around specific customer requirements. Based on proven EOS technology and processes, AMCM adapts key parameters such as laser concepts, thermal management, spot sizes, and build volumes to unlock new applications and optimize performance. Headquartered in Starnberg, Germany, AMCM is part of the EOS GmbH. Ivar simensen. Senior Vice President Communication, KONGSBERG

AM industry update: what's happening in manufacturing this week (august 2026). A turbocharger manufacturer recently cut spare parts lead time from nine weeks to one by switching to industrial 3D printing. That's not a prototype story - that's a line that stayed running. Here's what's moving in additive manufacturing right now, and what it means for manufacturers in Barron County and the surrounding region. MRO is where the action is. Maintenance, repair, and operations is the clearest signal in 3D printing right now. Shops deploying on-demand printing for spare parts are reporting 70% faster resolution times when equipment goes down and significantly lower carrying costs from not stockpiling physical inventory. The pattern is straightforward: instead of waiting weeks for a part to ship from a national supplier, you print it locally in hours. That's the same logic behind Stuntz MFG's operation. When a line goes down in Barron County, a 2-4 week lead time from a national vendor isn't a solution - it's a shutdown. Same-day quoting and 24-48 hour delivery is. Agriculture and automotive are proven ground. CNH Industrial - the company behind Case and New Holland equipment - now 3D prints spare parts for agricultural equipment using industrial polymers, with turnaround times of 24-36 hours per part. This validates what local ag shops have been figuring out on their own: printed replacement parts are a practical answer for aging equipment where factory parts are backordered or discontinued. Automotive restoration and maintenance are in the same position. Additive manufacturing is now validated for functional replacement parts across both sectors, not just for prototyping. Better materials, more applications. High-performance polymers - carbon fiber-reinforced nylon, PEEK, and similar materials - now account for nearly a fifth of all polymer 3D printing material revenues in 2026. These aren't exotic materials anymore. They're what shops reach for when a part needs to handle heat, load, or chemical exposure on the shop floor. Wider availability of these materials means the range of parts that can be reliably printed has expanded considerably. Parts that would have required metal or specialty manufacturing a few years ago can now be produced in engineering-grade polymers at a fraction of the cost and lead time. Industrial investment is accelerating. Stratasys opened a 200,000-square-foot Americas headquarters in Minnetonka, Minnesota - two states over from Barron County - as a direct signal of where industrial 3D printing investment is headed. Separately, EOS and Constellium announced a partnership this month to expand validated aluminum alloys for industrial AM applications, targeting faster qualification and production-grade reliability. The industry isn't experimenting anymore. The $24.2 billion global market recorded in 2025 grew 10.9% year over year. The infrastructure is being built out now. What this means locally. The national players are getting bigger and investing further from your plant floor. Stuntz MFG is already here - in Barron County, with no minimum orders, same-day quoting, and 24-48 hour turnaround on most parts. Working from a CAD file, a sketch, or a broken original. If a part is holding up your operation, call William directly. That's how the line keeps moving.