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Beehive Industries Acquires Two Machine Shops to Support Full-Speed Production of 3D-Printed Frenzy Engine
2026-07-01
U.S. additive manufacturing jet engine maker Beehive Industries has acquired two machine shops in the Greater Cincinnati area—Able Tool Corporation and its subsidiary Planet Products Corporation—which together bring over 120 years of machining experience. The acquisition coincides with the Frenzy engine entering full-speed production, following a $29.7 million U.S. Air Force contract to accelerate engine deployment. In early June, the company ordered 30 EOS metal printers, doubling its additive manufacturing capacity. Beehive operates with two centers of excellence: a production machining center in Cincinnati for high-volume machining, and an additive manufacturing center in Knoxville for metal printing and post-processing, targeting an annual production capacity of over 8,000 engines. This acquisition underscores the strategic value of hybrid subtractive-additive manufacturing as metal AM evolves from the validation phase to mass production.
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Beehive Industries收购两家机加工厂，支撑3D打印Frenzy发动机全速生产
美国增材制造喷气发动机制造商Beehive Industries收购大辛辛那提地区两家机加工厂——Able Tool Corporation及其子公司Planet Products Corporation，两家工厂合计拥有超120年机加工经验。收购恰逢Frenzy发动机进入全速生产阶段，此前公司已获美国空军2970万美元合同加速发动机列装。6月初公司订购30台EOS金属打印机，增材产能翻倍。公司运营模式设两个卓越中心：辛辛那提生产加工中心负责大批量机加工，诺克斯维尔生产增材制造中心负责金属打印及后处理，目标年产能超8000台发动机。该收购反映了金属增材制造从“验证阶段”向“批量化生产”演进中，“增材+减材”混合制造能力的战略价值。