Optomec Showcases Industry Proven, Affordable Metal Additive Manufacturing Systems at Leading 3D Printing Expo in Asia

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Optomec, a leading global supplier of production grade additive
manufacturing solutions, announced today that the company will
showcase its industry proven and affordable LENS systems for 3D
printed metals at the TCT Asia 2018 Expo held March 1-3in
Shanghai, China. Highlighting its exhibition will be live demonstrations
of the Optomec LENS 450 system, and video presentations of the
industry's first and only controlled atmosphere LENS 3D Hybrid System
for additive and subtractive processing of reactive metals. The Expo
will be held in Hall N1 SNIEC; Optomec will be located in Booth E76.

Optomec LENS systems are the leading powder fed Directed Energy
Deposition (DED) printers on the market, with nearly 100 installations
in 15 countries. The new LENS 3D Machine Tool Series (MTS) enables 3D
metal printing at roughly 1/3 the price of Powder Bed Fusion (PBF)
systems, in terms of equipment and powder cost. LENS DED systems are
also 10x faster than PBF, and have the further benefit of enabling high
ROI applications such as Repair and Wear Coatings.

The Optomec LENS 3D MTS combines a high-quality CNC platform with
industry-proven LENS technology to bring metal additive manufacturing
capabilities to a broader market. The Series includes four models, each
designed to reduce manufacturing process times and costs, while enabling
improved end product performance. The LENS 3D MTS Additive model
provides high-value, open atmosphere processing at the lowest cost. With
International pricing starting below €250,000 and a large work envelope
of 500 x 300 x 500 mm, this machine is a breakthrough both in pricing
and functionality. The second in the series is the LENS 3D
MTS Hybrid model, which combines additive and subtractive
open atmosphere processing on the same machine at a price point below
€300,000. The third is the controlled atmosphere LENS 3D
MTS Additive model, which seals the build
envelope in an argon glovebox to extend processing capabilities for
reactive metals such as titanium and aluminum, at less than €400,000.
Rounding out the series is the industry first and only controlled
atmosphere LENS 3D Hybrid model, which enables additive and
subtractive processing of titanium, aluminum and other reactive metals
in a single machine tool at a price point below €450,000.

“The market reaction to the LENS 3D Machine Tool series has been
outstanding,” said Ken Vartanian, VP of Marketing at Optomec. “Since its
introduction a little over a year ago, Optomec has received orders from
industrial and academic customers around the world. We are pleased that
our strategy to make metal additive manufacturing affordable is
resonating.”

Optomec is
a privately-held, rapidly growing supplier of Additive
Manufacturing systems. Optomec’s patented Aerosol Jet Systems for printed
electronics and LENS 3D Printers for metal components are used by
industry to reduce product cost and improve performance. Together, these
unique printing solutions work with the broadest spectrum of functional
materials, ranging from electronic inks to structural metals and even
biological matter. Optomec has sold more than 300 systems to more than
200 marquee customers around the world, targeting production
applications in the Electronics, Energy, Life Sciences and Aerospace
industries.

LENS (Laser Engineered Net Shaping) is a registered trademark of Sandia
National Laboratories. Aerosol Jet and Optomec are registered trademarks
of Optomec Inc.

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Contacts

Optomec
Shayna Watson, 505-761-8250
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