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1st DMLS Titanium Machine in North America 06-28-2010

Morris Technologies, Inc. (MTI) purchased an EOSINT M 270 Xtended Mode system to laser-sinter titanium in August, 2009. This newest machine utilizes an argon atmosphere along with advanced safety controls to run Titanium grades Ti-64 and Ti64ELI. The first ten months have yielded impressive results, producing complex geometries out of titanium powder for aerospace and medical industries. MTI is the largest supplier of direct metal laser-sintered (DMLS) parts worldwide, with access to 9 EOS metal machines. Powders available for DMLS include: cobalt chrome, stainless steel GP1 (17-4) & PH1 (15-5), Inconel 718 & 625, DirectMetal 20, with Stainless 316L, Hastx, and aluminum arriving shortly.
We were the first U.S. firm to install DMLS equipment, says Greg Morris, CEO/COO of MTI, and yearly demand for laser-sintering services has increased. We expect interest in titanium parts to follow the same strong demand curve.
Morris Technologies Inc. (MTI) is a rapid prototyping company that turns designs into production-quality metal parts in hours through its wide range of capabilities, including DMLS. DMLS offers unparalleled advantages because it eliminates tooling, makes parts with complex internal and external geometries in a single operation, and produces multiple parts at the same time. MTI, the global leader in DMLS capability, now operates nine DMLS machines, eight of which feature the latest generation of DMLS technology.

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Product data sheet (PDF): EOS Titanium Ti64

M-270 Addition 10-4-07

The addition of our latest M-270 furthers our capacity for rapid turnaround. Initially its being used to keep up with the increasing demand for Cobalt Chromium, but in addition it will broaden our ability to incorporate new materials as they become available. With the increasing interest in new alloys such as PH1 Stainless Steel and MS1 Maraging Steel for plastic injection and die cast tooling, we plan to qualify these materials in our various machines giving us maximum flexibility and responsiveness to our customers' requests.

NanoTool 10-17-07

Tony Scheetz, SLA Lab Manager at Morris Technologies, talks about the addition of NanoTool: NanoTool fills an important niche in our resin line-up by allowing us to provide parts to customers that require high stiffness and excellent temperature resistance for their applications. The resin also features superior sidewall quality and detail resolution. We see a growing demand for these type of properties and are excited to have NanoTool as an offering to our customers.”

Product data sheet (PDF): Somos® NanoTool™

M-270 Addition 10-4-07

Articles on the benefits of DMLS 9-12-07

Morris Technologies has recently contributed to various articles in different trade magazines about the benefits of DMLS and its application in rapid manufacturing environments. MTI continues to pioneer the use of DMLS in a variety of industries. We are honored to have participated in these articles and other venues, which address the future of where this exciting and revolutionary technology is heading.

http://imm.plasticstoday.com/?q=articles/11357

http://www.designnews.com/article/7233-Rapid_Manufacturing_s_Role_in_the_Factory_of_the_Future.php

Rapid Quality Manufacturing (RQM) Opens 7/5/07

RQM The partners of Morris Technologies along with Curt Taylor, formerly MTIs VP of Operations, are pleased to announce the formation of Rapid Quality Manufacturing (RQM). Over two years ago, MTI realized that a very important, new industry was being born, Rapid Manufacturing (RM). Rapid Manufacturing is the next evolution of the Rapid Prototyping industry where the machines that once were thought of as solely prototyping machines are now at a point where they are able to produce parts in volume with competitive pricing.

RQM will initially be focused on using the DMLS technology in a production environment, and will complete the cycle of services that start with MTI. This will allow MTI to focus and concentrate on Prototyping and Low-Volume requirements, whereas RQM will focus on Pre-Production and Production jobs using technologies such as DMLS. Because the needs of a production job differ vastly from that of a prototyping project, it was essential to create a completely separate company located in a different facility, incorporating the myriad of quality and process controls built in from the ground up.

Flow Systems FC200 PATS 7/5/07

Flow Systems FC200 PATS Morris Technologies announces the purchase of a Flow Systems FC200 PATS airflow test stand. The Flow Systems test stand allows MTI to perform airflow measurements in-house for parts that require this quality step. The system was purchased primarily to support MTI's customers growing demand for Aerospace related parts built out of our DMLS technology that have specific airflow requirements that must be met. This piece of equipment is typically used in conjunction with MTI's other capabilities including our 5-Axis EDM hole drilling technology and our Extrude Hone technology.

Second Charmilles Robofil 440cc Wire EDM Machine 7/5/07

Charmilles Robofil 440cc Wire EDM Machine In January of this year, MTI purchased and installed a second Charmilles Robofil 440cc Wire EDM machine. This purchase was in response to MTIs first Charmilles EDM machine being at capacity coupled with a significant backlog of additional work. MTI primarily uses these machines to support their fast-growing DMLS business where secondary machining and other processes are required, including Wire EDM. MTI is now running both Charmilles machines three shifts, 5 days a week and on select shifts during the weekends.

Belmont 5-Axis EDM Drill Astec A34CNC2 Machine 7/5/07

Belmont 5-Axis EDM Drill Astec A34CNC2 Machine In April of this year, MTI purchased and installed its second 5-Axis EDM Drill machine. MTIs first 5-Axis machine was purchased in late 2006, and with demand growing for Aerospace DMLS parts that require precision, small holes, MTI quickly saw the first machine reach capacity and realized a second 5-Axis hole drill machine was essential to maintain production lead times. This machine has the capability to EDM drill holes as small as 0.010" in almost any conductive material. With its 5-axis of motion, highly complex parts can get holes drilled in some of the hardest materials very efficiently and accurately.

Extrude Hone Vector Autoflow Machine 7/5/07

Extrude Hone Vector Autoflow Machine In September of 2006, MTI purchased and installed our first Extrude Hone machine. This technology was brought in-house to allow MTI to finish parts primarily for complex geometries built in DMLS that required internal or difficult to reach areas. Extrude Hone uses a process called Abrasive Flow Machining (AFM). The typical AFM process (two-way flow) uses two vertically opposed cylinders which extrude an abrasive media back and forth through passages formed by the workpiece and tooling. Abrasive action occurs wherever the media enters and passes through the most restrictive passages. The extrusion pressure is controlled between 7-200 bar (100-3,000 psi), as well as the displacement per stroke and the number of reciprocating cycles. The result from this process are parts that have been polished either in whole or in specific areas as determined by what is requested.

American Mold Builders Assoc. annual convention 3-5-07

American Mold Builders Assoc Bill Noack, President of Morris Technologies, gave a presentation at the annual American Mold Builders conference on the benefits of using Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) to produce tooling inserts for prototype and preproduction tooling.DMLS is a new additive rapid tooling technology where metal particles are sintered layer by layer to produce inserts. See how this technology can help you reduce lead times and costs for tools.

http://www.amba.org

To view a presentation on DMLS as it relates to rapid tooling, please download the PowerPoint file below (3.2 megs) DMLS-Rapid Tooling.ppt

Morris Becomes EOS E-Manufacturing Partner 8-15-06

NOVI, Michigan, August 14, 2006 - EOS, the world-leading manufacturer of laser-sintering systems, has named Morris Technologies as an e Manufacturing partner. e Manufacturing describes the fast, flexible and cost-efficient production directly from electronic data. In its partner role, Morris Technologies will support EOSs efforts in raising the level of acceptance for laser-sintering as a viable production method.

Morris Technologies brings a wealth of laser-sintering expertise into the program, which makes the company an ideal partner for the initiative. The product development firm based in Cincinnati, Ohio, operates four machines for Direct Metal Laser-Sintering (DMLS) and also acted as a pilot customer for the latest EOS material, CobaltChrome MP1.

Morris Technologies will contribute to the e-Manufacturing program by identifying and implementing suitable production applications as well as introducing the manufacturing industry to the opportunities and advantages. "We see EOS as the preferred supplier of layer-manufacturing technologies," explains Greg Morris, principal and COO of Morris Technologies. The firm, which was the first U.S. organization to install an EOSINT M system, has had tremendous demand for its DMLS-based services and is now the largest DMLS user world-wide. With its capacity of four systems, Morris can quickly react and deliver on opportunities that implement laser-sintering as manufacturing technology. The company sees great potential for e Manufacturing applications in industries such as aerospace and medical. Morris, the first US-based e Manufacturing Partner, joins FKM (Biedenkopf-Wallau, Germany), Materialise (Leuven, Belgium) and the University of Wolverhampton (Wolverhampton, UK) in the e-Manufacturing partnership program.

http://www.tenlinks.com/news/PR/eos_gmbh/081406_partner.htm

TeamCenter PDM software from UGS 2-13-06

UGS Morris Technologies recently purchased TeamCenter PDM software from UGS to further our capabilities for our Engineering Department.

MTI's Engineering Department has experienced tremendous growth in the past two years and the purchase of TeamCenter will help MTI manage internal projects as well as forge ahead with building strategic relationships with those clients of ours that have TeamCenter integrated into their businesses.

New Mori Seiki lathe, the NL2500Y 2-13-06

MTI is pleased to announce the addition of a new Mori Seiki lathe, the NL2500Y.

This state-of-the-art machine will have many enhancements such as a bar feeder, sub-spindle and live milling capabilities. The NL2500Y compliments MTI's other advanced machining capabilities including our 4-axis horizontal machines, Swiss-style CNC machining, EDM and other CNC lathe machines.

New Mori Seiki 3-axis vertical machining center 2-13-06

MTI announces the purchase of a new Mori Seiki 3-axis vertical machining center with the addition of our new Duracenter, the second such machine purchased within a year. Maximizing value and quality, the Duracenter will be used in our Medical Devices business unit where tolerances and speed of machining are critical components for successful project completion.

New EDM Wire machine, a Charmilles 440cc 2-13-06

EDM Wire machine, a Charmilles 440cc Morris Technologies is pleased to announce the purchase of a new EDM Wire machine, a Charmilles 440cc.

MTI has seen an increasing demand for projects that require Wire EDM type work and this will be a tremendous addition to our machining capabilities. The Charmilles 440cc is the latest technology from Charmilles and is expected to be an invaluable asset for MTI's rapid tooling department as well as our CNC machining department.

Direct Metal Laser Sintering department: Two additional M270 machines from EOS. 2-13-06

Two additional M270 machines from EOS. Morris Technologies continues to add capacity to our Direct Metal Laser Sintering department with the addition of two additional M270 machines from EOS.

MTI plans to run the super alloy Cobalt Chromium (CoCr) and Stainless 17-4 PH materials in these machines along with the other available alloys from EOS. MTI is the North American leader in DMLS technology with (4) systems and over three years of experience running highly complex parts in multiple alloys.