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The compact laser powder bed fusion system is being hyped up as an consumer-grade, garage-friendly metal 3D printer, but its price, build volume, safety provisions, and post-processing requirements remain behind a wall of AI images.
Our decision maker’s guide to the best metal 3D printers for small parts, batch manufacturing, and aerospace & defense. Plus, a metal 3D printing tech primer.
Metal 3D printing on your desktop FDM is challenging, but here's how it actually works and the strength you can expect.
This compact laser-powered system promises industrial-grade results for small shops, delivering metal parts from a scrappy little company with big ambitions.
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By coordinating 100 lasers across a massive 3,050 mm build plate, this ultra-large-format system for titanium, aluminum, steel and more, eliminates the need for welding rocket thrusters or structural aerospace parts.
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How Cold Metal Fusion turns more brands of SLS machines into real metal production tools — without the six-figure price tag.
One Click Metal is expanding its portfolio with the Pro line, a new system aimed at users scaling from entry-level adoption to industrial series production. Set to debut at Formnext 2025.
Precision Additive claims its new PA series hits speeds of 10,000 cm³/h — ten times faster than industry leaders — but is it a breakthrough or just bold marketing?
The newly formed Mastrex ecosystem launches with a versatile lineup of six machines, offering a scalable path from entry-level desktop metal printing to high-output industrial production.
The new M4 Onyx promises 50% higher throughput and part costs slashed by about 30% compared to previous systems, plus 90% powder recovery.
UnionTech’s new quad-laser system promises a 20% efficiency leap for industrial batch production, but how does it stack up to the flood of four-laser systems on the market?
Using energy to fuse a bed of powder material into solid, intricate shapes is one of the most popular types of 3D printing. Learn how it works and which solution is right for you.
It was only a matter of time before Markforged merged its continuous carbon fiber technology with its metal filament technology into one 3D printer.
Metal 3D printing has its eye set on replacing casting and forging for certain big-part applications where it's the clear winner in speed and cost.
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