Two long-serving members family (the SFM-AT800-S and SFM-AT1000-S models) of the Solukon automated depowdering are preparing to step down, and the SFM-AT850 is taking over the watch, with enough muscle to handle parts of up to 1,000 kg.
Powered by the same intelligence, the SPR-Pathfinder®, the new system is also available in ultrasonic excitation version (SFM-AT850-E), an option meant for parts where powder likes to stay trapped, such as intricate lattice structures in medical applications or very long internal channels.
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“Automated depowdering using ultrasonics has proven itself in recent years,” says Andreas Hartmann, CEO and CTO of Solukon. “With the new SFM-AT850-E, this gentle and noiseless depowdering method is now also available to our customers for larger parts.”
What’s different?
Like the previous models, uses the front-top loading concept. This means that, when the roof is opened, the upper door frame folds upward with it. This allows even large and heavy parts to be flexibly loaded into the machine at the height of the rotation plate. There is no need to thread the parts in from above, which significantly facilitates crane loading, the company explains.
We could summarize the main differences in 5 key features:
- More payload: an increase of 700 kg and 100 kg, respectively, compared with the predecessor models, with dimensions of up to 650 × 650 x 800 mm.
- Smaller footprint: the machine itself is smaller overall than the SFM-AT800-S.
- More connections: the rotation plate has two extra compressed-air connections, for example for a blow-off system, and two extra protective-gas connections for inerting reactive materials such as aluminum and titanium. Removed powder can go into a container or into Solukon’s SFM-PCU powder collection unit.
- Better operator experience: a large portrait-format display, a stainless-steel door interior, and easier management of cleaning programs on the machine
- User levels and remote maintenance: different access rights for different users, and remote maintenance
“For example, in a production environment, it may make sense to prevent every user from changing the basic settings of the Solukon machine,” Hartmann explains. “With different user levels, we can tailor operation of the Solukon machine even more closely to our customers’ needs.”
Beyond the specs, the SFM-AT850 reveals how Solukon is ready to deliver on a market that increasingly needs large-format metal 3D printed parts. Merging two models into one simplifies a lot of things and these new features are showing how it has been designed with scalable production in mind.
Meet the new system at Formnext 2026
The SFM-AT850 will make its world premiere at Formnext 2026 in Frankfurt (Hall 12.0, booth D58). Orders open at the show, and Solukon expects first deliveries by the end of Q3 2027.
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