Albuquerque, New Mexico – Optomec’s LENS 3D Hybrid System enables additive and subtractive processing of aluminum, titanium, and other reactive metals all in one machine tool platform.
Optomec LENS systems are directed energy deposition (DED) solutions, with nearly 100 installations. The LENS 3D Machine Tool Series (MTS) products enable 3D printed metal solutions at roughly 1/3 the price of powder bed based systems, in terms of equipment cost, powder cost, and throughput, and further have the 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 a large work envelope of 500mm x 300mm x 500mm. The second in the series is the LENS 3D MTS Hybrid model, which combines additive and subtractive open atmosphere processing on the same machine. The third is the controlled atmosphere LENS 3D MTS Additive model, which seals the build envelop in an argon glovebox to extend processing capabilities for reactive metals such as titanium and aluminum. 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.