{"id":11726,"date":"2022-05-31T15:18:37","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T08:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aie.com.vn\/?p=11726"},"modified":"2023-05-16T15:35:07","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T08:35:07","slug":"metal-3d-printers-in-2022-a-comprehensive-guide-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aie.com.vn\/en\/metal-3d-printers-in-2022-a-comprehensive-guide-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Metal 3D printers in 2022: a comprehensive guide (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is 3D metal printing<\/span><\/a><\/em>? This guide covers the basics of metal additive manufacturing, which metal 3D printer options exist today, how metal 3D printers work, which metals can be 3D printed, and more.<\/p>\n

What is the best metal 3D printer in 2022?<\/h2>\n

Over the past few years, there has been a surge in both supply and demand for metal 3D printers.<\/p>\n

Manufacturers are launching\u00a0metal additive manufacturing<\/strong>\u00a0machines that are faster, easier to use, and more powerful with an increasing number of compatible metals.<\/p>\n

Many businesses are adopting these 3D metal printing technologies to produce cost-effective metal parts and prototypes, benefiting as well from increased freedom of design linked to additive manufacturing. They are suitable for a variety of industries such as aerospace, automotive, health, engineering, and more.<\/p>\n

Although metal 3D printer prices have been slowly and slightly decreasing, these machines are still relatively expensive acquisitions, mostly ranging from $80K to almost $1M.<\/p>\n

With our\u00a0metal 3D printer selection<\/strong>, we aim to provide a comprehensive overview of what\u2019s available from well-established and distributed brands, at various price points, and with different metal 3D printing technologies.<\/p>\n

The best metal 3D printers in 2022<\/h2>\n
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BRAND<\/th>\nPRODUCT<\/th>\nBUILD SIZE<\/th>\nCOUNTRY<\/th>\nPRICE<\/p>\n
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Xact Metal<\/td>\nXM200C<\/td>\n127 \u00d7 127 \u00d7 127 mm<\/span><\/td>\nUnited States<\/td>\n$ 65,000<\/span><\/td>\nQuote<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Additec<\/td>\nuPrinter<\/td>\n160 \u00d7 120 \u00d7 450 mm<\/span><\/td>\nGermany<\/td>\n$ 90,000<\/span><\/td>\nQuote<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Markforged<\/td>\nMetal X (Gen 2)<\/td>\n300 \u00d7 220 \u00d7 180 mm<\/span><\/td>\nUnited States<\/td>\n<\/td>\nQuote<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coherent<\/td>\nCREATOR<\/td>\n\u2013<\/td>\nGermany<\/td>\n$ 100,000<\/span><\/td>\nQuote<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Desktop Metal<\/td>\nStudio 2<\/td>\n300 \u00d7 200 \u00d7 200 mm<\/span><\/td>\nUnited States<\/td>\n$ 110,000<\/span><\/td>\nQuote<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pollen AM<\/td>\nPam Series MC<\/td>\n\u2300 300 x 300 mm<\/td>\nFrance<\/td>\n$ 140,000<\/span><\/td>\nQuote<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TRUMPF<\/td>\nTruPrint 1000<\/td>\n100 \u00d7 100 \u00d7 100 mm<\/span><\/td>\nGermany<\/td>\n$ 170,000<\/span><\/td>\nQuote<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rapidia<\/td>\nMetal 3D printer<\/td>\n200 \u00d7 280 \u00d7 200 mm<\/span><\/td>\nCanada<\/td>\n$ 185,000<\/span><\/td>\nQuote<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Formalloy<\/td>\nL-Series<\/td>\n1000 \u00d7 1000 \u00d7 1000 mm<\/span><\/td>\nUnited States<\/td>\n$ 200,000<\/span><\/td>\nQuote<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3D Systems<\/p>\n
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DMP Flex 100<\/td>\n100 \u00d7 100 \u00d7 80 mm<\/span><\/td>\nUnited States<\/td>\n$ 245,000<\/span><\/td>\nQuote<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EOS<\/td>\nEOS M 100<\/td>\n100 \u00d7 100 \u00d7 95 mm<\/span><\/td>\nGermany<\/td>\n$ 350,000<\/span><\/td>\nQuote<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SISMA<\/td>\nEVEMET 200<\/td>\n\u2300 200 x 200 mm<\/td>\nItaly<\/td>\n$ 350,000<\/span><\/td>\nQuote<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
XJet<\/td>\nCarmel 700M<\/td>\n501 \u00d7 140 \u00d7 200 mm<\/span><\/td>\nIsrael<\/td>\n$ 599,000<\/span><\/td>\nQuote<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Desktop Metal<\/td>\nProduction System P-1<\/td>\n200 \u00d7 100 \u00d7 40 mm<\/span><\/td>\nUnited States<\/td>\nupon request<\/td>\nQuote<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Digital Metal<\/td>\nDM P2500<\/td>\n203 \u00d7 180 \u00d7 69 mm<\/span><\/td>\nSweden<\/td>\nupon request<\/td>\nQuote<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GE Additive<\/td>\nArcam EBM Spectra L<\/td>\n350 \u00d7 350 \u00d7 430 mm<\/span><\/td>\nUnited States<\/td>\nupon request<\/td>\nQuote<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GE Additive<\/td>\nM2 Series 5<\/td>\n250 \u00d7 250 \u00d7 350 mm<\/span><\/td>\nUnited States<\/td>\nupon request<\/td>\nQuote<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Renishaw<\/td>\nRenAM 500E<\/td>\n245 \u00d7 245 \u00d7 335 mm<\/span><\/td>\nUnited Kingdom<\/td>\nupon request<\/td>\nQuote<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SPEE3D<\/td>\nLIGHTSPEE3D<\/td>\n300 \u00d7 300 \u00d7 300 mm<\/span><\/td>\nAustralia<\/td>\nupon request<\/td>\nQuote<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TRIDITIVE<\/td>\nAMCELL<\/td>\n220 \u00d7 330 mm<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nSpain<\/td>\nupon request<\/td>\nQuote<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Velo3D<\/td>\nSapphire<\/td>\n\u2300 315 x 1000 mm<\/td>\nUnited States<\/td>\nupon request<\/td>\nQuote<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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Technology: The technologies listed above are main categories of metal 3D printing technologies. Most manufacturers have their own branded technologies, which fall into the main categories that are listed in the table.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Main types of metal 3D printing technologies<\/h2>\n

The four main types of 3D metal printing technologies are:<\/p>\n