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- Install, commissioning & training set up and dialed in at your site
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ATO Pure Ultrasonic Metal Powder Cleaning and Drying System
Ultrasonic cleaning and integrated drying for metal powder — removes fines below 5 µm, surface contaminants and moisture, and keeps particle sphericity, so used or freshly atomized powder can be reused.
- Built-in separation of the ultra-fine fraction below 5 µm
- Automated cleaning and drying cycles · lab to production
- Installation, training and US service included · free powder samples
- Lead time 8–12 weeks · 12-month warranty
What your process engineer actually checks
Cleaner powder, better prints
Sub-5 µm fines, surface films and moisture wreck layer spreading and powder-bed density. ATO Pure removes them in a controlled, repeatable cycle — more consistent spreading, stable melt pools and fewer gas-related defects.
Recovery instead of scrap
Degraded powder does not have to be binned. ATO Pure reconditions and dries it for reuse — a longer powder lifecycle, lower raw-material spend and less cross-contamination in multi-material workflows.
An applications engineer on the line
We run ATO ultrasonic atomization in-house through ATO Lab.
- ATO Pure ultrasonic metal powder cleaning and drying system
- Controlled sonication with precise parameter control
- Built-in separation module for the extracted fines below 5 µm
- Integrated drying and conditioning stage
- Automated cleaning and drying cycles
- Installation and on-site operator training — included in every quotation
What the ATO Pure is
The ATO Pure is an ultrasonic system from 3D Lab for cleaning and drying metal powders from additive manufacturing and atomization. Powder collects ultra-fine fractions and surface films during atomization and in daily printing. Left in place, fines below 5 µm and residual contaminants lower powder-bed density, destabilize melt pools and add porosity, while moisture accelerates surface oxidation, promotes agglomeration and degrades flowability.
The ATO Pure uses controlled sonication to detach surface impurities and dislodge the ultra-fine particles from the bulk. A built-in separation module removes the extracted fines, and the cleaned powder is gently conditioned and dried, ready for reuse. The process preserves particle sphericity. Automated cycles, precise sonication control and broad fluid compatibility make it usable from the lab to production.
Specifications
| Type | Ultrasonic metal powder cleaning and drying system |
| Cleaning | Controlled sonication — detaches surface impurities and ultra-fine particles |
| Fines removed | Below 5 µm, through a built-in separation module |
| Drying | Integrated drying and conditioning of the cleaned powder |
| Cycles | Automated cleaning and drying cycles with parameter control |
| Fluids | Broad fluid compatibility |
| Particle shape | Sphericity and material integrity preserved |
| Powder sources | Atomization and AM powder reuse |
| Scale | Lab to production |
| Batch size, fluids, utilities | stated in the formal quotation for your powders |
| Manufacturer | 3D Lab, Poland |
| Installation and training | on site, included in every quotation |
| Warranty | 12 months, US service engineers |
| Lead time | 8–12 weeks |
3D Lab does not publish batch size, dimensions or cycle times for the ATO Pure; we state them in the quotation for your powders.
What cleaner, drier powder changes in printing
The manufacturer describes the effect of removing fines and moisture in four points:
| Layer spreading | more consistent — a higher, repeatable bed density |
| Melt pools | more stable — fewer gas-related defects |
| Mechanical properties | better UTS, yield strength and hardness |
| Operations | lower scrap and downtime |
| Material cost | powder recovered for reuse, lower risk of cross-contamination |
Every batch you recondition instead of replacing is powder you do not have to buy again.
How the ATO Pure reconditions a batch
Where the ATO Pure stops — and what to take instead
The ATO Pure cleans and dries powder; it does not classify it to a size cut. For a defined fraction, sieve the cleaned powder on the ATO Sieve in argon. It does not clean feedstock before atomization — that is the ATO Wipe — nor atomizer components, which is the ATO Clean. Cleaning runs in a fluid; which fluid suits which alloy, reactive alloys in particular, is agreed for your powders in the quotation. And if you need new powder rather than reconditioned powder, it comes from an ATO atomizer such as the ATO Lab.
Make your own powder, measure it, print it
The ATO Pure keeps the loop running on the same material: atomize on an ATO Lab, print on an AO Metal LPBF printer, recondition the used powder on the ATO Pure, and check that its size distribution and sphericity are back in spec on a CAMSIZER X2+ before it goes back into the printer. The atomizer, analyzer and printer are also offered together as the R&D Bundle.
See it running in California
Customers are welcome to see an ATO atomizer running in California, at UC Irvine (UCI). It is a practical way to judge ATO technology and the powder it makes before you plan the rest of the chain around it. Book a visit and we arrange the date with you.
In pictures
Availability, payment and delivery
Why buy it through Additive Plus
What usually stops people — and the honest answer
Ready when you are
| Brand | 3D Lab |
| Country of origin | Poland |
| Technology | Ultrasonic cleaning |
Product videos
We run custom batches too. Try before you build the capability.
Want to validate an alloy before buying the system? Our ATO lab runs a custom batch for you in 3–4 weeks — biocompatible, refractory, proprietary — so you see real powder before committing to in-house atomization.
Other products teams run alongside ATO Pure Ultrasonic Metal Powder Cleaning and Drying System
Ultrasonic metal powder atomization with AI-guided setup — 20–120 µm spherical powder, oxygen below 10 ppm, two camera views and remote supervision of several units.
- AI suggests parameters for standard and new alloys
- Reactive, refractory and standard alloys from wire, rod or scrap
- Installation, training and US service included · free powder samples
- Lead time 8–12 weeks · 12-month warranty
Made to order
· Lead time 8–12 weeks · installation included
Atomize up to 10 rods in one setup on your ATO ultrasonic atomizer — automated rod change in protective gas, with control of feed speed and rod rotation.
- Up to 10 rods of 120 mm — the ATO Cast rod size
- Automated rod change in protective gas · feed speed and rotation control
- Installation, on-site operator training and US service included in every quotation
- Lead time 8–12 weeks · 12-month warranty
Made to order
· Lead time 8–12 weeks · installation included
Induction melting in a crucible for your ATO ultrasonic atomizer — atomize feedstock of any shape and keep low-melting-point elements in the alloy.
- 200 cm³ standard crucible · larger on request
- Irregular feedstock, scrap and rods · compatible with ATO rod feeders
- Installation, on-site operator training and US service included in every quotation
- Lead time 8–12 weeks · 12-month warranty
Made to order
· Lead time 8–12 weeks · installation included
Make your own gold, silver and platinum powder, measure it and print it — the ATO Noble, the Microtrac CAMSIZER X2+ and the AO Metal A100 as one precious-metal cell from one supplier.
- ATO Noble: Au 9 ct to 99.99%, Ag, Pt, Pd, Ir with Zero Loss recovery
- CAMSIZER X2+: size and shape from 0.9 µm to 8 mm in 1–3 minutes
- A100: Ø100 × 100 mm LPBF, optional blue laser for gold and silver
- Installation and training included · 8–14 weeks · 12-month warranty
Made to order
· Lead time 8–14 weeks · installation included
Turn gold, silver and platinum into spherical powder in your own workshop — Zero Loss recovery, no minimum load, composition kept through atomization.
- Au 9 ct to 99.99%, Ag, Pt, Pd, Ir and custom precious alloys
- Particle size set by ultrasonic frequency module
- Installation, training and US service included · free powder samples
- Lead time 8–12 weeks · 12-month warranty
Made to order
· Lead time 8–12 weeks · installation included
Longer atomization runs from rods on your ATO ultrasonic atomizer — round rods of 4 to 10 mm in self-locking collets, up to 1200 mm per load.
- Up to 1200 mm of rod per load with the extended tube container
- Round rods 4–10 mm · collets 4, 6, 8 and 10 mm
- Installation, on-site operator training and US service included in every quotation
- Lead time 8–12 weeks · 12-month warranty
Made to order
· Lead time 8–12 weeks · installation included
Make spherical metal powder in your own lab — 20–120 µm, oxygen below 10 ppm, from wire, rod or scrap, for reactive, refractory and standard alloys.
- Particle size set by ultrasonic frequency: 20, 35 or 52 kHz
- Titanium, aluminum, nickel, steels, refractory metals and HEAs
- Installation, training and US service included · free powder samples
- Lead time 8–12 weeks · 12-month warranty
Made to order
· Lead time 8–12 weeks · installation included
Ultrasonic cleaning of every ATO atomizer component that touched powder — all parts at once, hands-free, in less than 30 minutes — so the next alloy starts clean.
- Removes residue between material groups — no carry-over into the next batch
- Double-filtration water system for a longer bath life
- Installation, training and US service included · free powder samples
- Lead time 8–12 weeks · 12-month warranty
Made to order
· Lead time 8–12 weeks · installation includedWhat our customers say
“Harry and team were professional, effective communicators as we set up the order, then they executed quickly and produced an amazing product for us at a very competitive price. Am looking forward to our next print w Additive Plus!”
“Great 3D printing service and the resin parts look super smooth and clean. Really happy with how everything turned out!”
“Harry was very professional and helped me out with my 3D printing needs and explained what options I have in terms of filaments such as PEEK. Highly recommended.”
“I needed a 3D enclosure printed urgently in a specific time period, they did great!”
Common questions
Don't see yours? Email [email protected] — NDA on request, typical reply within 4 hours.
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