3D printer OEMMeltiohas unveiled the latest version of its Meltio Engine, a modular 3D printing cell designed to integrate seamlessly with CNC machines, robotic arms, and gantry systems to enable hybrid manufacturing.
The new and improved engine has seen a number of upgrades since its initial presentation at Formnext 2019, and ultimately aims to fabricate fully dense metal parts in an affordable and accessible manner.
The Meltio Engine
The Engine’s latest iteration is characterized by its portability and unobtrusive footprint, with a frame measuring just 940 x 750 x 450mm, allowing for easy integration on any shop floor. The body of the unit comprises a dedicated on-board computer and a large integrated touchscreen with a comprehensive UI, enabling easy operation and process monitoring.
该设备以相同专有的电线和粉末兼容激光金属沉积（LMD）技术运行，该技术驱动公司的M450 3D printer, which is Meltio’s take on the DED process. The LMD toolhead of the system, which is attached to the main body, utilizes multiple high-power lasers to melt the metal feedstock directly onto a substrate below, resulting in fully dense metal part production. Users opting for wire-based raw materials will benefit from the cleanliness as there is no need for specialized apparatus, whereas powder users have the ability to experiment with their own special alloy mixes.
Meltio已经用多种材料测试了其系统，包括stainless steel (common grades), Inconel (718 and 625), and Ti-6Al-4V (grades 5 and 23). The company has also stated that it is validating a whole host of other materials at its R&D facilities around the US and Europe, including but not limited to copper, aluminum, molybdenum, tungsten, X9, gold, and invar.
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Aimed at SMEs and large corporations alike, the Meltio Engine is designed to fuse the benefits of LMD with large-format control systems to enable metal part production on previously unseen scales. Designs can go from concept to part in a matter of hours, rather than days or weeks with conventional methods. Even if a component is partly traditionally manufacturing, the cost of production is kept to a minimum as both technologies are able to operate in the same machine, eliminating logistical concerns.
Meltio首席执行官ÁngelLlavero解释说：“ M450发射后，Meltio Engine将Meltio LMD移至一种新格式，它将通过该格式来解决加法制造具有的重要历史限制：生产大零件的能力之一雷电竞充值。现在，零件尺寸仅受机器人，龙门或Meleltio发动机所集成的CNC的容量的限制。”
新的Meltio Engine根据客户的需求和现有设置，支持了很多不同的配置。因此，其价格点波动，但最基本的配置起价为90,000欧元，这是整个DED系统价格的一小部分。此外，为了庆祝该设备的发布，Meltio将为12月15日或之前收到的任何订单提供特殊的促销5％早鸟折扣，将于明年开始交付。
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Featured image shows the Meltio Engine 3D printing module. Photo via Meltio.
