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Beehive Industries Acquires Nikon SLM Systems for Large-Scale Production of CP1 Aluminum and Ti-6Al-4V Titanium Components
2026-07-07
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U.S. additive manufacturing jet engine producer Beehive Industries, following its largest single order of EOS Onyx metal AM systems, has purchased two NXG 600E metal additive manufacturing systems from Nikon SLM Solutions. The NXG 600E is the company's largest model, featuring a build volume of 600 × 600 × 1,500 mm and equipped with twelve 1 kW lasers, designed for high-throughput mass production of large metal parts. Beehive will dedicate the two systems to Constellium Aheadd CP1 aluminum alloy and Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloy, respectively, for manufacturing large 3D-printed components such as vehicle bodies and large satellite substructures. Beehive's Chief Operating and Financial Officer stated that this move represents a doubling down on the company's historic expertise in large-scale additive manufacturing, providing a faster pathway to domestic series production of mission-critical components for aerospace and defense customers.
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Beehive采购尼康SLM系统，专用于CP1铝合金与Ti-6Al-4V钛合金大型部件制造
美国增材制造喷气发动机制造商Beehive Industries在完成EOS Onyx金属AM系统最大单笔订单后，进一步向尼康SLM Solutions采购两台NXG 600E金属增材制造系统。NXG 600E是该公司最大机型，成型幅面600×600×1,500mm，配备十二台1kW激光器，专为大型金属部件高通量批量化生产设计。Beehive将两台设备分别专用Constellium Aheadd CP1铝合金和Ti-6Al-4V钛合金，用于制造整车车身、大型卫星子结构等大型3D打印部件。Beehive首席运营与财务官表示，此举是公司在大型增材制造领域历史积淀上的加倍投入，为航天与国防客户提供关键任务部件国内批量生产的更快速通道。