For those who thought 64 lasers was loads for one metallic additive manufacturing (AM) system, Eplus3D, which launched its EP-M2050 printer – configurable between 36 and 64 lasers – simply two years earlier, says, suppose once more.
At TCT Asia in Shanghai this week, the Chinese language powder mattress fusion machine producer has beat its personal PB by teasing a brand new metallic 3D printer that may be configured with a whopping 256 lasers.
Eplus3D says it is not disclosing any {hardware} particulars simply but – we do know it is referred to as the EP-M3050 – so there is not any machine current on the sales space. There may be, nevertheless, an enormous 2.8 metre casing printed in 316L chrome steel, which our former TCT Editor Oliver Johnson took a more in-depth take a look at on the present flooring.
Elsewhere, Eplus3D is presenting new {hardware} within the type of its EP-M300 with completely different beam shaping capabilities. It is also introducing its EP-M300L and Manufacturing-Prepared Automation Line geared in the direction of steady and batch manufacturing. Whereas it options 250 fewer lasers than the upcoming EP-M3050, the machine’s 300 x 300 x 450 mm construct quantity, clever optical system, and scanning speeds and precision, are considered effectively suited to industries equivalent to 3C electronics, tooling, and aerospace.
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