Don’t be held back by older technology or traditionally expensive machines.
Xact Metal™ is taking the essential specs for metal powder-bed fusion (also known as Selective Laser Melting or Direct Metal Laser Sintering) and combining them with breakthrough technology to establish a new level of price and performance for additive manufacturing. Through our partnership, we are dedicated to supporting the next generation of innovative manufacturing solutions powered by metal 3D printing.
PRINTERS
XM200C Printer
Accessible Metal Powder-Bed Fusion 3D Printing
The XM200C 3D metal printer is making waves in the industry, establishing a new level of price and performance. The printer deploys fiber laser-based powder-bed fusion technology by selectively fusing thin layers of metal powder to create parts directly from a 3D-CAD model. Powered by Xact Metal’s patented Xact Core™ high-speed gantry system, the XM200C continues to revolutionize metal 3D printing.
Leading Technology
Xact Core™
Making quality metal printing accessible requires innovation. Xact Metal’s printing technology is built on the patent-pending Xact Core, a high-speed gantry system platform that allows light, simple mirrors to move quickly and consistently above the powder bed on an X-Y axis.
- Avoids the use of complex rotating galvanometer mirrors and F-theta lenses
- Maintains a constant laser angle across the whole build plate
- A simplified gas flow over the powder bed due to the smaller build chamber
Recoater performance can directly affect the quality of your build. Our patented recoater design offers a variety of benefits.
Patent-Pending Recoater
- Unique “bulb” shape of the recoating element spreads powder like a blade, yet provides compaction similar to a rolling element
- Compliant design allows the recoater to negotiate out-of-plane growth and continue printing
- Mounting the recoater to the machine lid allows the entire recoating mechanism to be removed from the build chamber
- Easy access to the build chamber allows for simple recoater replacement and adjustments
Intuitive Touchscreen
User Interface
The modern, interactive graphic user interface (GUI) for the Xact Metal printers makes loading files, setting up builds and monitoring the build process quick and easy.
- Home screen displays real-time build monitoring with two cameras
- Chamber setup screen allows customer to optimize print parameters
- Build queue screen provides a description of all builds to be printed
- Monitoring screen shows behavior of important parameters such as bed temperature, chamber temperature and pressure and oxygen percentage
The XM200S Printer
Performance Metal Powder-Bed Fusion 3D Printing
Ideal for customers in high-throughput applications where print speed is critical. The printer deploys fiber laser-based powder-bed fusion technology by selectively fusing thin layers of metal powder to create parts directly from a 3D-CAD model. Powered by high-speed digital galvanometer system, the XM200S brings faster printing speeds to metal additive manufacturing.
Available: Fourth Quarter 2021.
Leading Technology
Precision Digital Scanner/Optics
- Active thermal drift compensation eliminates warm-up times and minimizes long-term drift during printing operations
- 24-bit command resolution gives industry-leading positional accuracy
Patent-Pending Recoater
- Unique “bulb” shape of the recoating element spreads powder like a blade, yet provides compaction similar to a rolling element
- Compliant design allows the recoater to negotiate out-of-plane growth and continue printing
User-Friendly Modern Design
- Xact Metal has designed this system to allow ease of operations and minimize changeover times and has a small footprint
- Easy access to filters, particle collection and overflow container
- Quick filter changeover times using an inert swap housing
Intuitive Touchscreen
User Interface
The modern, interactive graphic user interface (GUI) for the Xact Metal printers makes loading files, setting up builds and monitoring the build process quick and easy.
- Home screen displays real-time build monitoring with two cameras
- Chamber setup screen allows customer to optimize print parameters
- Build queue screen provides a description of all builds to be printed
- Monitoring screen shows behavior of important parameters such as bed temperature, chamber temperature and pressure and oxygen percentage
The XM300C Printer
Larger build area. Less build time.
The XM300C offers a large build volume (10 x 13 x 13 in; 254 x 330 x 330 mm) and two or four high-precision independent multi-lasers, meaning your components will be printed up to four times faster. The system uses the patent-pending Xact Core™ technology and is equipped with two feed chambers, which lowers build time and increases productivity. With advanced software capabilities, this machine is designed for industrial-grade applications.
Metal powder-bed fusion provides high-quality and complex parts. It reduces total cycle time by about 50% and removes the need for wash/debinder and sintering/oven equipment used in bound metal deposition, atomic deposition additive manufacturing or other FDM-like metal 3D printers.
Available: Fourth Quarter 2022.
Leading Technology
Xact Core™
Making quality metal printing accessible requires innovation. Xact Metal’s printing technology is built on the patent-pending Xact Core, a high-speed gantry system platform that allows light, simple mirrors to move quickly and consistently above the powder bed on an X-Y axis.
- Avoids the use of complex rotating galvanometer mirrors and F-theta lenses
- Maintains a constant laser angle across the whole build plate
- A simplified gas flow over the powder bed due to the smaller build chamber
Patent-Pending Recoater
Recoater performance can directly affect the quality of your build. Our patented recoater design offers a variety of benefits.
- Unique “bulb” shape of the recoating element spreads powder like a blade, yet provides compaction similar to a rolling element
- Compliant design allows the recoater to negotiate out-of-plane growth and continue printing
- Mounting the recoater to the machine lid allows the entire recoating mechanism to be removed from the build chamber
- Easy access to the build chamber allows for simple recoater replacement and adjustments
Intuitive Touchscreen
User Interface
The modern, interactive graphic user interface (GUI) for the Xact Metal printers makes loading files, setting up builds and monitoring the build process quick and easy.
- Home screen displays real-time build monitoring with two cameras
- Chamber setup screen allows customer to optimize print parameters
- Build queue screen provides a description of all builds to be printed
- Monitoring screen shows behavior of important parameters such as bed temperature, chamber temperature and pressure and oxygen percentage
The XM200G Printer
Performance Metal 3D Printing at an Affordable Price
The XM200G printer series is powered by high-performance galvanometer mirrors to meet the specification demands of metal powder-bed fusion (SLM/DMLS) in manufacturing, research and development, and other additive manufacturing applications where print speed, part quality, and affordable price are essential.
The XM200G aims to make high-speed metal 3D printing available for more customers.
Highly Configurable, Affordable Performance
The XM200G is based on the proven, easy-to-use and cost-effective design of Xact Metal’s XM200C metal 3D printer. It integrates a high-performance galvanometer system to move the laser beam over the powder bed. This architecture allows for faster printing times and the ability to support multiple lasers.
The XM200G offers the option of using two lasers at one time with either a 100% overlapping work area using a 100 µm spot size or a 66% overlapping work area using a 50 µm spot size. This multi-laser system further increases build print speeds.
In addition, the XM200G is highly configurable to match different applications. It offers:
- A 100, 200 or 400W fiber laser option
- An upgrade to a water-cooled galvanometer for higher stability
- A large build volume (150x150x150 mm)
- A glovebox option to ease powder handling
- An integrated powder-handling system
- An option for additional sensors for build monitoring
Meets the Needs of Various Industries
The XM200G tailors to customers who are starting their entry into metal 3D printing in various applications, including product development, tooling manufacturing, metal powder-bed research and workforce development.
It aims to further expand the use of metal 3D printing in aerospace, automotive, general manufacturing, medical and other industries.
About Xact Metal
With a desire to enable manufacturers to experience the benefits of high-quality 3D metal printing at the best price possible, Xact Metal aims to change the perception that additive manufacturing is only for capital-rich companies.
Xact Metal (2017) is located in State College, which has been voted in the top 10 best small towns to live in and in the top 10 for start-up businesses in the United States. Xact Metal operates out of Penn State’s Innovation Park, home to some of the leading tech companies in Pennsylvania.
We and Xact Metal began our partnership in 2021 to regionally support customers, from the initial application discussions to post-installation services.
Find out more about Xact Metal here
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