WAAM3D, a provider of metal AM solutions, has launched MiniWAAM, a compact wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) metal 3D printer.

MiniWAAM has a 3-axis overhead CNC system with a 500 mm rotational table, a working envelope of 800 mm x 800 mm x 600 mm, and overall dimensions of 2,400 mm x 2,100 mm x 2,300 mm. Additionally, the printer offers a real-time ShapeTech sensor for 3D profile reconstruction, double-point temperature measurement, two independent wire feeders, electronic wire positioning, process camera, and shielding for reactive materials.

The printer will be offered as a standalone plug-and-play installation or integrated into existing manufacturing workflows.

WAAM3D specializes in Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM), a form of Directed Energy Deposition (DED) 3D printing for metal materials. The company’s flagship product RoboWAAM, a large-format metal 3D printer, offers processing capabilities for any wire material. It features an interferometric sensor called ShapeTech that reconstructs the 3D profile of the deposited structure in real-time, allowing users to have immediate confidence in the consistency of their deposition, as well as a Fume Management System (FMS) for fume confinement, filtration, and treatment.