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Oerlikon has installed a new ATLIX xBUILD 5000 metal 3D printer at its facility in Huntersville, North Carolina, marking the first production deployment of the system worldwide. The machine will expand the company’s manufacturing capacity for customers in the aerospace, defense, and semiconductor industries.
The installation builds on Oerlikon’s existing fleet of ATLIX metal 3D printers and is part of a broader effort to increase production capacity. The company also plans to invest in additional xBUILD 5000 systems beginning in 2027, although it has not disclosed how many machines it intends to purchase.
The xBUILD 5000 is a metal 3D printer with four 1 kW lasers and a build volume of 500 × 500 × 400 mm. It also has an automated system that allows operators to switch between builds in a