Kurtz Ersa and LMI Enter into Cooperation in the Field of Additive Manufacturing

Kreuzwertheim / Aachen, September 16, 2020

Laser Melting Innovations GmbH & Co. KG (LMI) is a spin-off from the cradle of metallic 3D printing of the Aachen Center for Additive Manufacturing (ACAM), the leading institute of RWTH Aachen University. The LMI team has more than 20 years of experience in the field of additive manufacturing and has set out with the aim of giving small and medium-sized companies as well as vocational and universities access to the fascinating world of laser beam melting of metals at a low purchase price to enable. For this purpose, the development of the Alpha 140 printer began about three years ago. The market launch has meanwhile been successful, the first models have been delivered and are in production.

New product in the Kurtz Ersa portfolio: With the Alpha 140 from LMI, Kurtz Ersa is entering the field of metallic 3D printing.

Image Courtesy: Kurtz Ersa

As a family-run mechanical engineering and technology group with over 240 years of experience, Kurtz Ersa focuses on niche technologies and strives for global market leadership in each of the respective markets. The motto “tradition through diversification” has always ensured survival. Kurtz Ersa had been looking for an addition to the existing business fields for about a year. In the low-pressure die casting in particular, the group is feeling the effects of the upheavals in drive technology in the automotive market. “3D metal printing is an excellent addition to our relationships in the manufacturing scene,” explains Rainer Kurtz, CEO of Kurtz Ersa.