The Dalles, Oregon – Integrated 3D Manufacturing (I3DMFG) has opened its new headquarters in The Dalles, Ore. The company provides 3D engineering and 3D manufacturing expertise in steel, titanium, and aluminum for the aerospace, UAV, clean energy, high technology, automotive, and medical markets. Capabilities include Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS), Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing (UAM), Wire EDM, 3D Scanning, and 3D Part Design.
I3DMFG offers small to medium production runs for customers who may never have dreamed that intricate designs utilizing metals could be manufactured. The I3DMFG process and manufacturing methodology is for production runs that demand structural integrity as well as complex design requirements.
The company’s technology has an impact not only on manufacturing but also on design philosophy, labor allocation, and business strategies. The Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) manufacturing process minimizes waste and cost and also presents an opportunity to enable manufacturing jobs to return to the U.S. “Our vision is that we bring jobs, ingenuity, and manufacturing back to the United States,” said Erin Stone, CEO. “Our manufacturing capability enables U.S. companies to manufacture their complex parts in a timely and price competitive way. There is less reliance on offshore manufacturing which brings back jobs to the U.S. and protects valuable intellectual property.”
The company embraces a “Design is Manufacturing” philosophy which enables the freedom to design products without traditional manufacturing constraints. “If you can dream it, we can make it,” says Stone. Designers are free to pursue design parameters where many manufacturing rules can be put aside. I3DMFG enables designers to produce products with complex geometries like lattice patterns used in medical procedures to replace knees, hips, or even parts of a human spine.
The company’s new headquarters employs 5 with plans to employ 7 by the end of 2014. I3DMFG headquarters are located at 3525 “C” Crates Way, The Dalles, Oregon, and its satellite office is at 500 Bond Street, Bend, Oregon.
I3DMFG is a registered trademark of Integrated 3D Manufacturing.
Source: I3DMFG
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