AL3D-Power Trio: ALPHA LASER Combines Safety, Resource- and Cost-Efficiency in One Metal 3D Printing System

“How can we provide our customers with the best possible support for their tasks with a new machine?” – This question is at the beginning of all product development at ALPHA LASER GmbH. The company has set itself forth as one whose employees breathe life into the machines and thus help users to perform their work at the highest level. The Puchheim, Germany-based family business was founded back in 1994 and has been a pioneer in the development and manufacture of laser systems for welding, powder cladding and metal hardening ever since. Thanks to its flexibility, durability and the enormous range of laser power classes, ALPHA LASER GmbH systems can be found in a wide variety of sectors in trade and industry. Examples include classic sectors such as tool and mold making, the automotive industry and sheet metal processing, as well as the dental, medical technology and jewelry industries.

ALPHA LASER combines engineering expertise with state-of-the-art manufacturing techniques and is constantly adapting to changing market situations. With the rise of additive manufacturing combined with the company’s profound knowledge of laser material processing, it was therefore only a logical step to add a 3D printer developed in-house to the product portfolio. In 2020, the AL3D printer system was finally presented – a complete solution for metal additive manufacturing using metal powder bed laser beam melting (laser powder bed fusion – LPBF).

ALPHA LASER has been a specialist in laser treatment options for 30 years. The AL3D is the company’s first 3D metal printer

Metal 3D printing offers some significant advantages over conventional manufacturing processes using injection molding or machining. These include increased sustainability, almost unlimited design freedom for the components to be manufactured and reduced production time and costs. Machining production results in a material loss of up to 70%, whereby the chips have to be further processed in a complex and energy-intensive recycling process.