The pioneers from prototyping to production are lined up more than 1,200 companies this year to present especially clever and useful products and business strategies. Since 2006, the industry award in the best and most advanced companies in Germany, Austria and the Switzerland awards annually for new media GmbH the Huber Verlag. Any size business can compete in 14 categories. The star-studded jury gives the award for outstanding and innovative industry solutions. The selective laser melting system SLM 500 HL has prevailed over many other high-quality applications and above all by properties such as the high degree of innovation and product benefits convinced the jury. The selective laser melting system 500 HL SLM unites the most powerful system for a powder bed-based laser melting system and carries out the decisive step towards production technique in additive manufacturing.

In the production process is up to 7 times higher Patternless compared to building rates so far prominent generative systems achieved. Already the industry prize was awarded for the seventh time. SLM solutions gained third place in the category of optical technologies”. Managing Director Hans Ihde is very proud of the award. “We did it in a short time, to catapult us with diligence and innovation in the leading positions. A dedicated and competent team behind SLM solutions.

It is us a great honor to receive this recognition from a third party that inspires us all for the future”, to Henner Schoneborn, CTO and member of the Executive Board of the SLM Solutions GmbH. About SLM Solutions GmbH, the SLM Solutions GmbH, manufacturer of machines for small series and Pro types production in Lubeck, Germany, supports its customers for more than 50 years with solutions in the fields of vacuum casting, metal casting and selective laser melting. Focus industries of the SLM solutions are the automotive industry, educational institutions, consumer electronics, aerospace, and medical technology. As a pioneer and Technology leader develops, designs and constructs SLM solutions technical and economic solutions for the benefit of their customers. SLM solutions brings many years of experience in the rapid manufacturing plant construction a, dominated the processes and has cross-industry know-how. SLM solutions has built their reputation and their expert knowledge in the market under the company names HEK GmbH, MCP HEK Tooling GmbH and last MTT technologies GmbH. The separation of the MTT group in 2010 allowed SLM solutions efforts in the development and manufacture of innovative products and solutions for generative (ALM / SLM) to expand System techniques and to serve the global sales and service network more closely. Contact: Stefan Ritt SLM Solutions GmbH Roggenhorster Strasse 9 c 23556 Lubeck telephone: 0451 / 16082 0 fax: 0451 / 16082 250 press contact: Hans Kemeny German marketing consulting Berliner Strasse 2 b 23611 bad Schwartau telephone: 0451 / 284363 fax: 0451 / 284370