Earlier this year, Beehive Industries received a $29.7 million contract to produce its Frenzy 6 and Frenzy 8 engines for the US Air Force. The metal additive manufacturing (AM) user with facilities in Colorado and Knoxville, TN claims that its process is both faster and 60 percent cheaper than the conventional methods used to make engines for uncrewed systems.
Beehive Industries leverages its large fleet of EOS 3D printers to support its workflow, a fleet that’s about to increase by more than double: EOS just announced that Beehive has ordered another 30 machines to be delivered over the next 12 months, which will bring Beehive’s total EOS capacity to 50 printers.
Specifically, Beehive has ordered the EOS M4 ONYX, the company’s newest, most sophisticated metal AM system. The original equipment manufacturer (OEM) launched the machine at last year’s Formnext, with shipments to customers beginning in Q1 of this year.
Relevant to the Beehive purchase, the American Center for Manufacturing Innovation (ACMI), an organization that supports US manufacturing enterprises in adopting new technologies to support strategic sectors including defense, was one of the first M4 ONYX customers, validating the machine’s use for the US military aerospace supply chain. Service bureau Incodema3D, a defense sector specialist, also committed earlier this month to buying four additional M4 ONYX machines.
The US military reportedly will need years of work to replenish its weapons stockpiles following the conflicts in Venezuela and Iran, driving demand for domestic defense contractors. Additionally, new weapons systems in-development in response to the rapidly shifting global combat environment require a ramp up of AM-centric product development strategies.
Anyone interested in learning more about that context should register for the UAS Additive Strategies webcast, sponsored by EOS and HP and presented by 3DPrint.com and AM Research, on June 30 from 11 AM-2:30 PM Eastern.
In a press release about Beehive Industries’ order of 30 M4 ONYX printers from EOS, Beehive’s COO and CFO, Darius Ehshetami, said, “Beehive is experiencing unprecedented demand for our Frenzy 8 engines driven by major defense programs and the urgent need for affordable, high-rate production of uncrewed systems. Our expanded collaboration with EOS and this substantial investment in best-in-class 3D printers will significantly increase our production capacity while reinforcing our commitment to delivering scalable, American-made propulsion solutions that strengthen warfighter capabilities.”
Marie Niehaus-Langer, CEO of EOS, said, “Beehive Industries’ unprecedented investment demonstrates how additive manufacturing has become a foundational production technology for the next generation of advanced propulsion systems. The success of the Frenzy engine program highlights what is possible when innovative design and industrialized additive manufactu
Earlier this year, Beehive Industries received a $29.7 million contract to produce its Frenzy 6 and Frenzy 8 engines for the US Air Force. The metal additive manufacturing (AM) user with facilities in Colorado and Knoxville, TN claims that its process is both faster and 60 percent cheaper than the conventional methods used to make engines for uncrewed systems.
Beehive Industries leverages its large fleet of EOS 3D printers to support its workflow, a fleet that’s about to increase by more than double: EOS just announced that Beehive has ordered another 30 machines to be delivered over the next 12 months, which will bring Beehive’s total EOS capacity to 50 printers.
Specifically, Beehive has ordered the EOS M4 ONYX, the company’s newest, most sophisticated metal AM system. The original equipment manufacturer (OEM) launched the machine at last year’s Formnext, with shipments to customers beginning in Q1 of this year.
Relevant to the Beehive purchase, the American Center for Manufacturing Innovation (ACMI), an organization that supports US manufacturing enterprises in adopting new technologies to support strategic sectors including defense, was one of the first M4 ONYX customers, validating the machine’s use for the US military aerospace supply chain. Service bureau Incodema3D, a defense sector specialist, also committed earlier this month to buying four additional M4 ONYX machines.
The US military reportedly will need years of work to replenish its weapons stockpiles following the conflicts in Venezuela and Iran, driving demand for domestic defense contractors. Additionally, new weapons systems in-development in response to the rapidly shifting global combat environment require a ramp up of AM-centric product development strategies.
Anyone interested in learning more about that context should register for the UAS Additive Strategies webcast, sponsored by EOS and HP and presented by 3DPrint.com and AM Research, on June 30 from 11 AM-2:30 PM Eastern.
In a press release about Beehive Industries’ order of 30 M4 ONYX printers from EOS, Beehive’s COO and CFO, Darius Ehshetami, said, “Beehive is experiencing unprecedented demand for our Frenzy 8 engines driven by major defense programs and the urgent need for affordable, high-rate production of uncrewed systems. Our expanded collaboration with EOS and this substantial investment in best-in-class 3D printers will significantly increase our production capacity while reinforcing our commitment to delivering scalable, American-made propulsion solutions that strengthen warfighter capabilities.”
Marie Niehaus-Langer, CEO of EOS, said, “Beehive Industries’ unprecedented investment demonstrates how additive manufacturing has become a foundational production technology for the next generation of advanced propulsion systems. The success of the Frenzy engine program highlights what is possible when innovative design and industrialized additive manufactu