Metal 3D printer RenAM 500Q

powder bed fusionfor the aerospace industry

The RenAM 500 series provides the complete platform for scaling your AM application. Configurable with one (500S) or four (500Q) high-power 500W lasers, and automatic or flexible (Flex) powder and waste handling, utilise the same industry leading gas flow system, safety and precision digital optics from material proof of concept all the way to volume production. The new Flex range features the same industry leading optical, chamber and gas-flow design as the rest of the RenAM 500 series and so produces the same high-quality parts, but with additional flexibility when changing powder. You can quickly change powders in-house, to meet demand, and parameters and material properties transfer seamlessly between systems thanks to the common build environment. Uniquely, if you no longer require a flexible AM system, the powder system can be converted to automatic sieving and recirculating for volume production. With the RenAM 500 series, each stage of the lab to volume production can be performed on a single machine platform and upgraded as your application requires, ensuring seamless transition to volume manufacturing. The RenAM 500 series features a build volume of 250mm x 250mm x 350mm. With the Reduced Build Volume (RBV) accessory fitted to a RenAM 500 system, material prove out can be performed with as little as 0.25 litres of powder, with the same processing environment and optics as the fullscale production system. Isolated powder handling eliminates contamination risk, enabling rapid multi-material development. With Renishaw's open parameter ethos, you have freedom to optimise machine settings to suit the material being processed and your specific geometry.