Renishaw AM250 3D printer
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The Renishaw AM250 prints using metal powders (stainless steel, aluminium, titanium etc). Full listing here:
http://www.renishaw.com/en/am250-laser-melting-metal-3d-printing-machine--15253It looks like a nicely designed machine. I like the way it handles the powders.
The laser in action is shown here:
Something useful from the printer - a bike frame:
Renishaw: Empire Cycles case study
Renishaw, the UK’s only manufacturer of a metal-based additive manufacturing machine that prints metal parts, has collaborated with a leading British bicycle design and manufacturing company to create the world’s first 3D printed metal bike frame.
Renishaw (www.renishaw.com)
Regards,
Bob -
Hey that's Bill Gate Machine.
Sweet!
You found the Dream Machine.
Let make it inro a vendor machine so we all can use it.
It has all the right features.
Order Order Order can anyone find a better one.
if not, then Renishaw AM250 has the crown at this point in time.
by the way what is the value of this printer.
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You picked a good one, Ken!
Here's a photo of a part, I think the one being made the video above:
There are more photos of the machine here: http://imgur.com/a/Knog5
Dukejazz, I have heard the value of the machine is over $1 million, and the raw titanium powder used in the machine is ~$500/kg.
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