Peopoly has introduced the Giga 800 Fused Granular Fabrication 3D printer, which has been designed to 'bridge the gap' between desktop simplicity and industrial-scale manufacturing.
The machine boasts a 800 x 800 x 800 mm build volume and is available at a starting price of 15,000 USD. With this price point, Peopoly believes it is making advanced pellet printing more accessible to print farms, design studios, and agile engineering teams worldwide.
Typically, pellet additive manufacturing systems have been marketed at what Peopoly describes as 'steep' six-figure price tags, while requiring an extensive learning process and often utilising 'bulky pneumatic systems.'
Peopoly has endeavoured to address each of these challenges, while also ensuring the Giga 800 is capable of meeting the needs of those in industrial settings. The machine has a maximum flow rate of 3kg of polymer per hour, for example, as well as utilising a heavy-duty, closed-loop servo CoreXY motion system to guarantee continuous positional feedback and ensure zero layer shifts.
Other features of the Giga 800 include an active mechanical retraction with Klipper's Pressure Advance to eliminate severe oozing and stringing, a suite of rigorously tested pre-configured material profiles (enabled through an exclusive partnership with the Siraya Tech Material Science team), and the use of open-source Klipper firmware, which allows the machine to function securely without an internet connection.
"Our goal was to take the desktop ease of use that everyone is accustomed to and scale it up to industrial sizes," said a Peopoly spokesperson. "The Giga 800 is the next step in the manufacturing revolution. It allows for the rapid creation of truly massive parts like composite moulds, automotive fixtures, and large architectural models without the prohibitive costs usually associated with this scale."
