Xact Metal integrates Dyndrite LPBF Pro software
Xact Metal, State College, Pennsylvania, USA, has announced a strategic partnership with Dyndrite Corporation, Seattle, Washington, USA, to integrate the Dyndrite LPBF Pro software into its Laser Beam Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB) Additive Manufacturing machines. Targeting small and medium-sized businesses, the collaboration aims to give users greater control over build programming and process parameters.
“I’ve been a fan of Dyndrite for many years, and I couldn’t be more excited to open our platform to Harshil and his team,” stated Juan Mario Gomez, CEO of Xact Metal. “Since introducing our first printer, we’ve wanted to give customers complete freedom over how they program their builds without being restricted by the systems we control. This partnership gives Dyndrite LPBF Pro customers complete control over the Xact Metal print platforms, allowing customers to produce build files with unprecedented freedom in every aspect of the toolpath to improve part quality and get the utmost value from their investment.”
The integration provides Dyndrite LPBF Pro with full laser and scan card control on Xact Metal’s XM200G and XM200G µHD machines, with support for the XM300G planned. This enables users to customise printing strategies for specific parts, materials and production requirements.
Unlike conventional toolpaths that approximate curves using multiple straight-line segments, the integration allows Dyndrite LPBF Pro to send native arc commands directly to the scanning system. According to Dyndrite, this could reduce toolpath complexity and improve control over heat distribution during processing.
“Customers can program every aspect of the toolpath, including stir welding, power ramping, and parametric curves – a capability we believe is a commercial industry first in LPBF,” continued Gomez.
The software provides several toolpath control capabilities, including:
- Non-linear toolpaths: Arcs, Bézier curves and wobble movements
- Delay and skywriting settings: Per-vector mark, jump and poly delay settings
- Laser commands: Dynamic setpoint control and pulsing
According to the companies, these capabilities could reduce build times and file sizes, improve surface finish and enable more consistent production of low-angle geometries. They may also reduce porosity and other defects, limit wear on the optical subsystem and enable applications previously considered ‘unweldable’ using PBF-LB.
“For over nine years, my team and I have worked with OEMs to open their systems,” added Harshil Goel, founder and CEO of Dyndrite Corporation. “Since Juan Mario and his team introduced Xact Metal’s first printer, they have consistently expressed to me their desire to do exactly that. Today marks the culmination of a year of collaboration, discussion, and planning to take full advantage of the unprecedented access Xact Metal has given us. We couldn’t be more excited to put these capabilities into customers’ hands.”
The companies will demonstrate the integration at Formnext 2026, taking place November 17–20 in Frankfurt, Germany, at Xact Metal’s stand C89 in Hall 12.0.
