As metal AM production scales, powder handling becomes critical to efficiency. When multiple machines run, manual powder supply, recovery, and screening can limit throughput and affect process stability. HBD's intelligent powder circulation system addresses these challenges.
With a compact, integrated design supporting multiple printers, it combines automated powder supply, intelligent monitoring, precision screening, and enclosed inert-gas transfer to reduce manual handling and enable stable 24/7 production.
What this means for manufacturers:
- Up to 5 L/min powder transfer efficiency
- Doubled equipment utilization
- Cleaner, safer, more consistent production
What matters most to you when evaluating industrial AM systems?
Poll Insight: Material Performance Leads the Conversation In our recent webinar poll, Material Performance & Resin Options ranked highest, with 38.5% of attendees selecting it as their top priority when evaluating industrial AM systems. This aligns strongly with what we see across the industry: manufacturers want flexibility, choice, and confidence in the materials they use. At Raplas, we’ve built our platform around exactly that.
Our open material architecture gives users the freedom to choose the resin that best fits their application — without being locked into a closed ecosystem.
And with MDK+, users can test new resins more intelligently and cost effectively. It enables rapid material evaluation and small part builds without tying up full production capacity, making it easier to validate performance before scaling.
More choice. More control. More capability — all on a platform designed to evolve with you.
LEAP 71 & HBD Additive Manufacturing have additively manufactured a 200kN aerospike rocket engine.
The cryogenic methane/liquid oxygen engine, designated XRA-2E5, was engineered using Noyron, LEAP 71’s Large Computational Engineering Model, and printed as a monolithic piece in Inconel 718 with the HBD 800 machine.
It will be exhibited at TCT Asia in Shanghai next week.
“Just a year ago, producing an engine like this at this scale would have been impossible.”
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Raplas SmartBuild is featured in a new article: “SmartBuild Brings Stereolithography to an Industrial Scale.”
The piece explores how we are addressing long-standing SLA challenges — including the traditional trade-off between print speed and part quality — while also simplifying post-processing for industrial users.
If you’re looking to get more speed, quality, and efficiency from your SLA processes, it’s a must-read
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Metal 3D printing and μ-MIM® — two technologies, one seamless workflow.
At Taisei Kogyo Co., Ltd. (our manufacturing subsidiary), our LMM (Lithography-based Metal Manufacturing) capability is not a standalone service. It is a direct extension of our μ-MIM® process — using the same metal powders, the same sintering expertise, and the same quality benchmarks.
Our Hammer Lab35 system from Incus GmbH enables the production of complex micro-scale metal components at lateral resolutions down to 15 μm, with final part density reaching 98% or more after sintering. Components that are too delicate or intricate to be ejected from a mould can be formed through photopolymerization and removed without force — making geometries possible that no other method can reliably achieve.
For medical device and industrial equipment manufacturers, this opens a new door: validate your design in metal at the prototype stage, then transition directly to μ-MIM® serial production — with no material changes, no process requalification, and no surprises.
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IperionX confirms use of Wayland’s Calibur3 PBF-EB machine for US defence projects, Read more: https://lnkd.in/eJUYVQAZ
IperionX reports that it is now using a Wayland Additive Calibur3 Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-EB) machine for work being conducted for the United States Department of War.
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- METAL AM - for metal 3D printing: https://bit.ly/4c9XwJJ
- METAL POWDER TECHNOLOGY - for powder production & applications: https://bit.ly/47RuNIf
- PIM INTERNATIONAL - for MIM, CIM & sinter-based AM: https://bit.ly/4usuDRh
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We are proud to announce that KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute) has awarded LabAM24 a supply contract to produce and deliver three Niobium C103 rocket nozzles, manufactured entirely using our chamber-less LW-DED process.
Niobium C103 is one of the most challenging refractory alloys to 3D print due to its extreme oxidation sensitivity. This makes it an ideal proving ground for MST (Morphing Shield Technology), which creates a portable inert environment below 20 ppm oxygen levels in ambient air environment, removing size constraints that come with chambers.
We’re beyond excited to demonstrate the capabilities MST can deliver for flight-critical aerospace hardware.
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Our friend PrintStart3D put the Toucan 3D Scanner to the ultimate test – and his mind was officially BLOWN!
In his latest, in-depth review, he captured the incredible detail of an engine bay. From intricate hoses and textured surfaces to tight, shadowy spaces – the Toucan handled it with precision, creating a stunningly accurate digital twin.
Watch the full, mind-blowing review her https://lnkd.in/gDYW4eMQ
An antidote to overhype — Raplas solutions that really deliver!
We’re grateful to hashtag#3Dnatives for taking the time to interview Richard Wooldridge and Paul Freeman, the co-founders of Raplas Technologies.
Discover how Raplas has quietly developed 3D printers that break free from the limitations of the many previous industry offerings. These printers work seamlessly with any qualified resin, build parts exactly the way you want, and are paving the way for mass production.
Read the full interview here https://lnkd.in/efmbJTss
If you could change one thing about current SLA workflows, what would it be and why?
We recently had a very special project in our production
Our team 3D printed the wedding rings for our friends and partners Ragnar Jagott from Element22 GmbH and Michaela.
For us, this was much more than just another job – it’s a great example of how additive manufacturing is not only enabling components for industry and engineering, but also very personal, symbolic pieces. Fully customized, individual, and made with great attention to detail.
The rings were then sintered by our partners at Element22 GmbH, making this a true collaboration from design to finished part.
Thank you both for your trust – it’s an honour that you’ll be wearing a piece of our work every day.
We wish you all the best for your journey together!