The Australian 3D printing company, Aurora Labs, has presented AL250, a new industrial 3D printer.
The AL250 is characterized in particular by its bidirectional coating technology of the powder bed, supported by MCP technology. This enables a significant reduction in deposition time, which not only brings cost savings through longer laser exposure times, but also allows efficient prototyping and serial production of industrial products. The AL250 shows its strengths especially in the production of individual parts, which are difficult to realize by conventional manufacturing processes.
A key functionality of the AL250 is the unique powder dosing mechanism, where the powder is conditioned, i.e. heated, before being fed to the coating system. This ensures optimal powder temperatures for application and compaction when building a powder coating, reducing mechanical defects and guaranteeing repeatable, high-quality builds.
The AL250 also features a build plate heater that can reach 200°C and strict environmental control processes. The latter allow monitoring of gas flow and recirculation, temperature and humidity during the printing process. With an impressive lasing power of 1500W per laser, which is particularly outstanding when lasing highly reflective or conductive powders such as copper, the AL250 positions itself at the top of its class. Here, efficient and optimized process parameters are offered for processing various powder materials.
The main focus in terms of the machines’ target markets is defense, aerospace, oil and gas, and engineering specialists and OEMs who have libraries of complex parts in customized production runs. Solving complex problems through generative design, printed with the AL250, will be critical to demonstrating the power and flexibility of the printer to a broader market.
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