Kilometro Rosso opens new training lab for additive technologies

On February 8th, Kilometro Rosso (Italy) held a launch event for its new additive technologies training lab known as LiSATECH.

The LiSATECH name comes from an abbreviation of Living Space for Additive Technologies, and the lab will focus on the additive manufacturing sector, providing space for specialised training courses and R&D activities, as well as services for companies.

Created in collaboration with EOS, a leading technology provider worldwide for industrial 3D printing of metals and plastics, the lab is dedicated to companies in the additive manufacturing sector. Offering training, research and services, it also provides access to an M290 EOS with DMLS (Direct Metal Laser Sintering), a 3D metal printer, with the support of Kilometro Rosso experts.

Companies looking for innovative solutions will have access to a laboratory and training courses covering how to introduce Additive Manufacturing in their business, learn design techniques, or experiment with 3D printing for professional applications. The centre will also offer consulting services for the design and optimization of parts from an Additive Manufacturing perspective, use of DMLS technology for the production of aluminum and titanium components in prototyping phase, infrared scanning to ensure quality control, as well as post-processing specific heat and surface treatments of the components.

Taking place as part of the IRCRAM 4.0 project, of which Kilometro Rosso is a partner, it is funded by the Lombardy Region through the "Call HUB Research and Innovation" programme. IRCRAM 4.0 is a 30-month project which uses Additive Manufacturing (AM) to create a new approach to mechanical design and the creation of industrial components that cannot be achieved with traditional processing techniques.

In line with today's challenges in the manufacturing sector, where efficient and sustainable production is increasingly important, the solutions proposed by IRCRAM will improve safety by making it possible to delegate the most dangerous tasks to robots and automated systems that are networked and remotely programmable.

Find out more about Kilometro Rosso at https://www.kilometrorosso.com/en/, or watch the video of the launch event below (in Italian).