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A30 Metal 3D Printer — AO Metal

Name: A30 Metal 3D Printer — AO Metal
Brand: AO Metal
SKU: AO-A30
Price: 59000 USD
Availability: BackOrder

Every laser parameter is yours — no cartridges, no annual licence, no locked recipes. A test build costs about 71 g of 316L. Fully open material system: the machine runs any metal powder you qualify, and we supply validated parameters for the standard alloys. Desktop LPBF, Ø30 × 60 mm (1.2 × 2.4 in) build, 200 W laser (300 W optional), 110 V. Designed and built in the USA. From $59,000 · 12–16 weeks. Installation and commissioning in the USA: facility and gas planning, start-up and operator training by our US service team.

$59,000

Prices follow supplier cost and stock availability and are updated regularly. The price you see is today's price — once you order, it's held for 7 days.

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Same-weekservice dispatch

Built for production teams

What your process engineering lead actually checks

Supported by the team that runs it

We run AO Metal and partner systems daily for our own print services, so install, training, and first builds are handled by engineers who actually operate the machine. When you call support, you reach the team that qualified it.

An applications engineer on the line

Questions on build volume, laser config, throughput, or material compatibility? A named applications engineer scopes it directly — not a sales rep. Most replies in under 4 hours, NDA standard.

About this product

Price

$59,000 · 200 W

$64,000 · 300 W

Academic pricing for universities, colleges and schools — 5% below list on the printer. Financing and leasing available. Lead time 12–16 weeks.

What you get for that price

The A30 printer — 1064 nm fiber laser, Ø30 × 60 mm (1.2 × 2.4 in) build
AO Build Studio software and slicer, with no annual licence
Spare-parts kit and warranty
Training for your team, on your own material
The print programs we have already validated for your alloys, handed over to you
Powder supply and a named engineer after delivery

Next stepRequest a formal quotation Buy online

A refundable $4,500 deposit holds a production slot and is credited against the order.

Made in the USADesigned and assembled by us, women-owned

Fully dense in one stepTrue LPBF — no debinding, no sintering

Fully openYour powders, your parameters, no locked recipes

Any qualified powderValidated parameters supplied for the standard alloys

What the A30 is

The A30 is an entry-level benchtop laser powder bed fusion printer: a fiber laser melts metal powder directly into fully dense parts in one step. It is built for the work that comes before production — developing an alloy, dialling in a process window, printing test coupons, and teaching students what those parameters actually do. It runs from a standard 110 V outlet with argon under 2 L/min, so it installs in an ordinary laboratory rather than a machine hall.

Specifications

Build envelope	Ø30 × 60 mm (1.2 × 2.4 in)
Laser	1064 nm fiber · 200 W or 300 W
Spot size	75 µm (55 µm optional)
Layer thickness	15–100 µm
Scanning speed	up to 12 m/s
Accuracy	±0.1%
Build platform	heated to 250 °C
Power	110 V single phase · 2–2.5 kW
Inert gas	argon, under 2 L/min
Dimensions	1000 × 620 × 1100 mm (39.4 × 24.4 × 43.3 in)
Weight	approx. 100 kg (220 lb)
Software	AO Build Studio + slicer · STL
Lead time	12–16 weeks from order

Download: A30 brochure · the whole line — A30, A50, A100 · R&D solution

What a trial actually costs in material

This is the number laboratories ask for and rarely get. For a build of test coupons 10 mm tall:

Stainless 316L	71 g
Ti-6Al-4V	41 g
Aluminium AlSi10Mg	25 g
CoCr	77 g
Copper	81 g

A full-height build takes about 453 g of 316L or 260 g of titanium, and the metal that ends up in a 10 mm cube is 7.9 g. Trying a new alloy here is a question of grams, not kilograms — which is what makes parameter development affordable at all.

Fully open — and we mean the parameters

What you control

Laser power, scan speed and strategy
Hatch spacing and layer thickness
Contour and infill exposure — per zone, so different regions of one build can run different settings
Your own parameter sets, stored in AO Build Studio

What is not there

No cartridges and no chipped powder
No approved-material list
No annual software subscription
No permission needed to run a powder you bought or developed yourself

The machine also arrives with the parameter sets our team has already validated — and if your alloy is not in that set, we develop the parameters and hand the program to you. Changing material takes about an hour, so a laboratory can move between alloys within the same day.

Where the A30 stops — and what to take instead

Two things are not available on the A30, and it is better to know now than after the order. The 900 °C heated platform and the 445 nm blue laser are offered on the A50 and the A100 only. The blue laser is what makes copper, gold and silver workable, because those metals absorb blue light far better than infrared. And the build envelope is Ø30 × 60 mm (1.2 × 2.4 in): if your parts are larger, the A50 at Ø50 × 100 mm (2.0 × 3.9 in) or the A100 at Ø100 × 100 mm (3.9 × 3.9 in) carry the same open platform.

Make your own powder, measure it, print it

We are the US distributor for ATO ultrasonic atomizers and for Microtrac particle analyzers including the Camsizer X2. Put them next to the A30 and the loop closes inside your own laboratory: atomize your material into spherical powder, measure particle size distribution and morphology, print, repeat. When you would rather not run that part yourself, we make custom alloy batches in three to four weeks.

Compare the three AO Metal machines

	A30$59,000 / $64,000	A50from $89,000	A100from $99,000
Build envelope	Ø30 × 60 mm (1.2 × 2.4 in)	Ø50 × 100 mm (2.0 × 3.9 in)	Ø100 × 100 mm (3.9 × 3.9 in)
Format	Benchtop · ~100 kg (220 lb)	Floor-standing · ~350 kg (772 lb)	Floor-standing · ~350 kg (772 lb)
Laser	200 W or 300 W	300–1000 W	300–1000 W
445 nm blue laser	—	optional	optional
900 °C heated platform	— (250 °C)	optional	optional
Power	110 V single phase	110 V / 220 V 3-ph	110 V / 220 V 3-ph
Best for	Alloy development, coupons, teaching	Larger specimens, copper and precious metals	Small production, larger parts
	Datasheet	See the A50	See the A100

Availability, payment and delivery

Built to orderEvery machine is built for your configuration. Lead time is 12–16 weeks from a confirmed order, and an order placed now still ships this year. A refundable $4,500 deposit holds your place in the production queue while your approval runs its course.

How you payBuy online by card, or ask for a formal quotation on our letterhead and pay against an invoice — the document your purchasing department needs, with configuration, price, payment terms and lead time. Financing and leasing are available.

What arrivesThe machine, AO Build Studio, a spare-parts kit and the validated print programs for your alloys. Installation and training are included, and after that a named engineer stays with you.

Where the A30 already works

Any material you qualifyThe system is open — run any metal powder that suits your work, and we supply validated parameters for the standard alloys

Designed and assembled in the USAWomen-owned, supported from California — installation, training, powder and spare parts from one supplier

What you will buy with it

Metal powder316L, Ti-6Al-4V, AlSi10Mg, CoCr, copper and more, with the particle size distribution the machine expects. A trial build takes grams, and we keep your alloy in stock so nobody hunts for a qualified batch mid-project.

Build platesSpare plates so one build can be removed while the next is already printing. Wire-cut removal and refacing are ordinary consumable costs — plan them from day one.

Atomizer and analyzerAdd an ATO ultrasonic atomizer and a Microtrac Camsizer X2 and the loop closes in your own lab: make the powder, measure it, print it. The full R&D configuration is described here.

What usually stops people — and the honest answer

“Fifty-nine thousand is a lot for an entry machine.”It is the whole cost of getting into LPBF, not a deposit on it: software, spare parts, warranty, training and the validated programs are in the price, and there is no annual licence afterwards. Compare it with what a year of outsourced coupons and waiting costs you.

“Nobody on our team has run LPBF before.”That is the normal case. Training is part of every system and your team learns on your own material, not on a demonstration part. The machine arrives with parameters already validated for your alloys, so the first builds are not a guessing exercise.

“Our alloy is not on your list.”Then we develop the parameters for it and hand the program to you. The system is open — no approved-material list, no chipped powder, nothing that requires our permission.

“What if it breaks?”Warranty comes with the machine, spare parts ship from California, and support is a named engineer rather than a ticket queue. We built the line ourselves, so nothing has to go back across an ocean.

“The build volume is small.”Deliberately. Ø30 × 60 mm (1.2 × 2.4 in) is what makes a trial cost grams instead of kilograms. When the parts grow, the A50 and A100 carry the same open platform, and nothing you learned is wasted.

Ready when you are

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Buy the A30 online — $59,000

Brand	AO Metal
Technology	Metal LPBF
Build Volume	Ø30 x 60 mm (1.18" x 2.36")
Laser Type	Fiber laser, 1×300W, Fiber laser, 1 x 200 W
Max Scanning Speed	Up to 12 m/s
Layer thickness	15–100 µm
Inert Gas Protection	Argon
Average Inert Gas Consumption in Process	<2 L/min
Power Consumption	2.5 kW
Dimensions	39.4" x 24.4" x 43.3" (1000 x 620 x 1100 mm)
Net Weight	Approx. 100 kg (220 lbs)
Operating system	64 bit Windows 10
Data File Format	STL
Operating Ambient Temperature	22-28°C (71.6-82.4℉)
Material	316L, 420, AlSi10Mg, Maraging Steel Grade 300, ST1
Printing Materials	Metal Powders

Common questions

Don't see yours? Email [email protected] — NDA standard, typical reply within 4 hours.

What is the AO Metal A30 Metal 3D Printer?

The AO Metal A30 is an entry-level desktop Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) metal 3D printer designed for research, education, material development, and prototype production. It produces fully dense metal parts using a fiber laser while offering an open material system, compact footprint, and low facility requirements.

What printing technology does the A30 use?

The A30 uses Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF), also known as Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS). A high-power fiber laser selectively melts layers of metal powder to produce fully dense, functional metal components with excellent mechanical properties and dimensional accuracy.

What materials can the AO Metal A30 print?

The A30 supports a wide range of engineering metals, including stainless steel, tool steels (H13 and M300), titanium Ti-6Al-4V, Inconel 625 and 718, cobalt chrome, aluminum, magnesium, gold, and silver. Its fully open material system also allows researchers to develop and qualify their own metal alloys.

What is the build volume of the A30?

The printer offers a build volume of Ø30 × 60 mm (Ø1.18 × 2.36 in). This compact size is ideal for material development, research projects, dental components, jewelry, educational applications, and small functional prototypes while minimizing powder consumption.

Is the AO Metal A30 suitable for universities and research laboratories?

Yes. The A30 was specifically developed for universities, research institutions, engineering laboratories, and training centers that need an affordable way to teach and develop LPBF metal additive manufacturing without investing in a large industrial production system.

What makes the A30 different from filament-based metal 3D printers?

Unlike filament-based metal printers that require debinding and sintering after printing, the A30 produces fully dense metal parts directly during the printing process. This eliminates shrinkage, secondary furnace processing, and many of the dimensional limitations associated with bound metal filament systems.

Is the material system open?

Yes. The AO Metal A30 features a fully open material architecture with no proprietary cartridges or locked processing parameters. Users can adjust build settings, qualify third-party powders, and develop custom materials for research and advanced manufacturing.

What laser options are available?

The standard A30 is equipped with a 200 W fiber laser, while a 300 W laser upgrade is available for higher productivity and additional application flexibility. Both models use a 1064 nm fiber laser, with an optional fine-detail 55 μm laser spot for higher-resolution printing.

What level of accuracy can the A30 achieve?

The AO Metal A30 is capable of producing fully dense metal parts with approximately ±0.1% dimensional accuracy, depending on part geometry, material selection, and process parameters.

Can the A30 be used for metal alloy development?

Yes. The open parameter architecture makes the A30 an excellent platform for alloy development and materials research. It can be integrated with metal powder atomization and particle analysis equipment to support complete in-house powder development workflows.

What software is included with the printer?

The A30 includes AO Build Studio and the AO slicer software, allowing users to prepare builds, configure process parameters, manage print jobs, and optimize printing workflows using standard STL files.

What facility requirements does the A30 have?

The A30 is designed for laboratory environments and operates from a standard 110 V single-phase electrical outlet. Its compact footprint, relatively low power consumption, and desktop form factor make installation significantly easier than traditional industrial LPBF systems.

Is the AO Metal A30 made in the USA?

Yes. The AO Metal A30 is designed and manufactured in the United States and includes local engineering support, installation, training, and after-sales service.

What industries use the AO Metal A30?

The A30 is used by universities, engineering schools, research laboratories, dental laboratories, jewelry manufacturers, medical researchers, government laboratories, and companies developing new metal additive manufacturing processes and materials.

What is included with the AO Metal A30?

The printer includes installation, operator training, AO Build Studio software, technical support, and warranty coverage. Financing and leasing options are also available to help organizations adopt metal additive manufacturing more easily.

What is the lead time for the AO Metal A30?

The AO Metal A30 typically ships within 12–16 weeks after an order is placed. Customers can reserve a production slot online, and financing or leasing options are available for qualified buyers.

Can I schedule a demo or speak with an applications engineer?

Yes. Additive Plus provides direct access to experienced applications engineers who can discuss material compatibility, application requirements, facility planning, and machine configuration. Customers can also schedule a live demonstration before purchasing.

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