Colibrium debuts high-power M Line 4 x 1 kW Additive Manufacturing machine
Colibrium Additive, a GE Aerospace company, based in Lichtenfels, Germany, has announced the commercial availability of its M Line 4 x 1 kW Laser Beam Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB) Additive Manufacturing machine.
Building on the M Line 4 x 400 W, the new M Line 4 x 1kW machine is intended to address customer requirements for increased productivity, offering aerospace and defence manufacturers a cost-efficient method to produce complex, high-specification parts in regulated sectors. It features a build area of 500 x 500 x 400 mm.
With 2.5 times higher laser power than the previous iteration, the M Line 4 x 1 kW combines high-quality AM for complex features with high-productivity AM on features of the same component that are less demanding.
The new M Line 4 x 1 kW version already supports CoCr and Ni718 parameters, with additional options under development. Existing M Line 4 x 400W machine parameters remain compatible with the M Line 4 x 1kW, reportedly without compromising part quality. All parameters are fully visible and editable through standard software suite WRX3, which also enable free access to sensor data and other operational data streams via an OPC/UA interface.
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“The M Line 4 x 1kW system allows manufacturers to accelerate productivity without sacrificing quality,” stated Philipp Schumann, product manager – M Line at Colibrium Additive. “It meets the rising demand, especially in highly regulated industries, for faster, more cost-effective production by combining precision where it matters most with efficiency across the rest of the part.”
The M Line’s modular architecture supports economical, industrial-scale serial production by separating the Laser Processing System (LPS) and the Material Handling Station (MHS) units, allowing upstream and downstream tasks to run in parallel. This flexible and centrally controllable configuration is intended to reduce stoppage times from manual processes, such as powder supply or extraction.
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