photo by Tucker Induction Systems/ Additive Manufacturing
“We failed a lot to get to where we are right now,” says Josh Tucker, head of purchasing at Tucker Induction Systems, a Michigan-based manufacturer of induction coils and related equipment. But where the company is now — at the point of manufacturing many of these complex copper coils additively — has made the failures worthwhile.
Tucker Induction manufactures complex induction heating coils like this one. In the past, coils were always assembled from various copper parts — but now, the company can 3D print the most complex. Source:Tucker Induction Systems
When I first visited its Shelby Township facility back in 2022, Tucker Induction Systems was just beginning on its additive journey. As a Project DIAMOnD participant, the company had received a free Markforged desktop 3D printer and was beginning to find success making tooling, prototypes and some functional parts using this machine.
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