On October 28, 2026, Nanjixiong learned that German company Solukon Maschinenbau had introduced two depowdering systems, the SFM-AT850 and SFM-AT850-E, ahead of Formnext 2026. They can handle large metal 3D printed parts weighing up to 1,000 kg.
The SFM-AT850 accommodates parts measuring 650 × 650 × 800 mm. It carries 700 kg more than its SFM-AT800-S predecessor while occupying less floor space. The E model adds ultrasonic excitation, extending gentle depowdering previously used for medium-sized parts to large parts with complex lattices and long internal channels. An optional long-arm configuration handles parts up to 1,050 mm tall and supports large-format printers such as the AMCM M 4K.
Solukon CEO and CTO Andreas Hartmann said automated ultrasonic depowdering had proven mature on medium-sized systems and the SFM-AT850-E now brings this quiet, gentle method to customers with large parts. The system is compatible with SPR-Pathfinder software, which automatically calculates depowdering paths from CAD data.
Nanjixiong's observations
As shipments of large-format metal printers grow, depowdering is becoming a production bottleneck. Extending ultrasonic depowdering to parts weighing 1,000 kg shows that automated metal AM post-processing is advancing to larger sizes.
Source: TCT Magazine
AI-translated from an article by Kuaixiong on Nanjixiong, originally published on 2026-10-28. Text and images retain the original source attribution.
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