SUPPLY CHAIN companies , if you had to print a car thousands of times , but the body of every car was slightly different , that would be totally cost-ineffective due to the relatively high cost of required tooling . We , however , are able to quickly customize production with our technology by simply modifying software codes .”
CI ’ s highly inventive level of skill extends beyond incredible 3D printers . In another renowned sector of the business – press brakes , which are machines for bending sheet metal – an electric version of the press brake has been recently introduced ; these tools are traditionally hydraulic or mechanical . CI has introduced a 40 ton electric press brake called the GoForm which is approximately the size of a large refrigerator according to Chen , but highly mobile and inherently clean thanks to being electric . “ That means were can now introduce this technology into industries that we have not been able to penetrate before ,” Chen says . “ Applications that require clean rooms or the medical industry as examples .
It ’ s our intent to introduce a 60 ton version of the GoForm as a follow up act in the near future .”
In terms of lasers , another of the company ’ s most popular products , it is offering both CO2 and fiber lasers and , with fiber becoming increasingly more prevalent , Cincinnati Incorporated is working towards making them cut thicker , faster , and with a higher cut edge quality . Currently two , four , and six kilowatt versions are available , with a view to offer lasers with eight kilowatts and beyond in the coming years .
The power of partnership Chen attributes the success of Cincinnati Incorporated ’ s industrychanging products to the company ’ s approach to technology , an element of which is having the confidence to ask for help . “ We would not have been able to achieve all these wonderful things on our own steam ,” he admits . “ We have great partners , one example of which is Oak Ridge National Laboratory . We are able to leverage their expertise through a long-term CRADA – a cooperative
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