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Additive Industries MetalFab 300 Flex — Technical data

The MetalFab 300 Flex is the smallest system from Additive Industries and was presented at RAPID + TCT in June 2024. It is based on MetalFab G2 technology but comes as standard with two 500 W lasers and a build field of 300 × 300 × 400 mm. Through a scan field licence, monthly or perpetual, the manufacturer unlocks the full 420 × 420 mm area; two more lasers can be retrofitted on site. Layer thickness is 20 to 120 µm and the build platform can be heated to 175 °C.

When buying used, what has been unlocked matters most. A perpetual licence for the large scan field adds value; with a monthly licence, find out whether the contract transfers or has to be taken out again, and have Additive Industries confirm this in writing before signing. The number of fitted lasers is just as important. According to the brochure the system weighs around five tonnes and needs three-phase power at 3 × 63 A plus compressed air. Further modules can be added later.

300 mm300 mm400 mm
MaterialsAlSi10MgAlSi7MgAluminium (other) (Scalmalloy)Copper / copper alloys (GRCop-42)Inconel 718Inconel 625316L1.2709Ti6Al4V

How many fit in one build job?

Material
Part (bounding box)
××mm
One layer on the build platform.
–Parts per build job
–Build jobs for the quantity
–Build volume utilisation
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Approximation using the bounding box and 0.5 mm spacing. Real nesting of free-form parts usually fits more.

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Specifications

Dimensions2.8 × 1.9 × 2.5 m (Core configuration)
Compressed Air6–10 bar, 1,000 Ndm³/min
Focus Diameter110 µm
Weight5,000 kg (brochure)
Inert Gasargon (nitrogen on request)
MaterialsAluminium: AlSi10Mg, AlSi7Mg0.6, Scalmalloy; copper GRCop-42; nickel: IN718, IN625; stainless steel 316L (1.4404); tool steel: M300 (1.2709), M789; titanium: Ti6Al4V Grade 5 and Grade 23
Powder Handlinginternal, automatic: extraction, sieving, recycling
Layer Resolution20–120 µm
Build Platformautomatic levelling and positioning, heating up to 175 °C
Build Envelope in mm (x/y/z)300 × 300 × 400 mm; with scan field licence 420 × 420 × 400 mm
Precisionreproducibility < 0.05 mm
Laser Type2 × 500 W Yb fibre lasers (max. permissible 450 W); field-upgradable to 4 × 500 W
SoftwareAdditive Industries Build Processor (Materialise), Autodesk Netfabb, Dyndrite LPBF Pro, Dynamic Laser Assignment (DLA)
Power Supply3 × 63 A (brochure: 3 × 63 A + 3 × 16 A)

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