MetalWorm has been listed as a WAAM system manufacturer on All3DP

Relative newcomer to the WAAM space is Turkey-based MetalWorm, which offers computer-controlled, high-volume robotic WAAM systems.

In two primary systems, MetalWorm provides 11 configurations with a range of monitoring and controlling options for the manufacturing of parts in various dimensions.

Just released in June 2024, the MW-Lab is what the company is calling the “world’s most affordable wire arc additive manufacturing system” aimed at universities and research centers. Designed to accommodate workpieces up to ⌀500 x 500 mm with a payload capacity of 250 kg, the MW-Lab features the Fanuc CRX-5iA Cobot and Fronius CMT Technologies’ TPS400i or iWave 500i power sources.

The proprietary MetalWorm Diagnostic and Tool Path Planning Software are supported by various sensors and cameras for real-time process monitoring and control. The MW-Lab prints in aluminum alloy, steel, stainless steel, Invar, aluminum nickel bronze, and nickel alloy.

With its own unique software, the MetalWorm system can generate alternative toolpath strategies and robot codes for various geometries depending on the material used.