Additive Industries MetalFab G2 — Technical data

The MetalFab G2 is the second generation of Additive Industries' modular systems and arrived at Formnext 2021. The build chamber stays at 420 × 420 × 400 mm, while according to the manufacturer gas flow, heat management and beam measurement are among the changes. Each AM core runs one to four 500 W lasers, with layer thickness of 20 to 120 µm. The G2 is offered as Core, as Automation with two consecutive jobs and as Continuous Production with up to eight jobs without an operator. For Ti6Al4V the manufacturer quotes up to 259 cm³ per hour with four lasers.

Used, value depends heavily on the configuration, from a single core to a line with robot and storage module. Number and operating hours of the lasers and the log of the last calibration therefore belong in every offer. The system needs 3 × 63 A, compressed air at 6 to 10 bar and argon. Licences for Build Processor, Netfabb or Dyndrite and the transfer of parameter sets also need settling. Service comes from Eindhoven and Camarillo in California.