Scrap Labs plans desktop metal printer built mostly from FDM parts
US startup Scrap Labs is developing the Scrap 1, a desktop laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) printer whose structure consists almost entirely of FDM-printed components. Industrial LPBF systems usually cost in the six-figure range and need a dedicated room, which the company wants to avoid. The report names a starting price, but the available text is cut off before the figure.
Context Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) builds metal parts layer by layer by melting thin layers of metal powder with a laser.
- 3Dnatives DE, 14 Oct 2026
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