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- Install, operator training, and validated print profiles
- Tailored warranty with same-week dispatch on critical issues
A30 Metal 3D Printer — AO Metal
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), 120 V. Designed and built in the USA. From $59,000 · 8–14 weeks. Installation and commissioning in the USA: facility and gas planning, start-up and operator training by our US service team.
$59,000
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 on request.
- 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
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 dedicated 120 V single-phase, 50 A circuit 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 | not heated |
| Power | 120 V AC, 1-phase, 60 Hz · max 2.5 kW · dedicated 50 A circuit |
| 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 | 8–14 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
- 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
- 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 | — | optional | optional |
| Power | 120 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
Where the A30 already works
What you will buy with it
What usually stops people — and the honest answer
Ready when you are
| 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 | max 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 |
We build our own. Custom configs on request.
Need a specific laser setup, build plate size, or an integrated powder/post-processing workflow? We configure AO Metal systems and bundle OEM equipment to match your application. Demo before you commit.
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