At its in-house exhibition DIMF 2025, South Korean machine tool manufacturer DN Solutions introduced its new DLX series for the additive manufacturing of metal components. Held in early April at two locations in Korea, the event attracted over 5,000 industry professionals. In addition to conventional machine tools, the spotlight was on technologies for automated production and additive manufacturing, including the LPBF systems DLX 325 and DLX 450.
The DLX 450 utilizes the Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) process, in which metal powder is melted layer by layer using a laser beam. Layer thicknesses are in the range of several dozen microns, allowing the production of highly precise structures. The machine supports component sizes up to 450 millimeters and processes materials such as titanium, Inconel, and aluminum alloys. DN Solutions is targeting applications in mechanical engineering, aerospace, and the automotive industry.
“DN Solutions has sold 290,000 machine tools worldwide over the past 50 years,” said Wonjong Kim, CEO of DN Solutions. “Building on the trust of our customers, we will go beyond traditional machine tools and offer solutions that can transform entire processes in key industries—such as automation platforms and additive manufacturing equipment.”
A core feature of the DLX series is its integrated process software, which supports users with part selection, cost estimation, and support structure generation. Alongside the hardware, an additively manufactured functional component was also showcased at the exhibition: a cylindrical spindle head optimized for LPBF, which reportedly delivers approximately 20 percent more performance compared to conventionally manufactured versions.
“Metal additive manufacturing offers unlimited innovation potential, as it can shorten post-processing assembly steps and enable geometries that cannot be achieved through machining,” Kim emphasized. “By 2030, we aim to maximize the synergy between metal additive manufacturing and machining.”
With the opening of its new Additive Manufacturing Solution Centre in Germany, DN Solutions plans to expand its presence in the European metal 3D printing market. By 2030, the company intends to strategically leverage the synergies between additive and subtractive manufacturing to establish new process chains.
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