Metal 3D printing fails on
process, not hardware.
Envishon installs, calibrates, and commissions SLM/LPBF metal printers, then trains your operators to run them safely and reliably — including the powder-handling and process discipline most vendors never mention. Delivered in partnership with FastForm, whose systems we support.
The machines we install, train on, and support.
We make sure the machine produces.
A complete metal-AM engagement — from the machine arriving to your operators running it unattended. Scoped to your team and your work.
- Install01
Installation, calibration & start-up verification
Assembled, leveled, connected, and calibrated — then a verified first build in your material before we call it done.
- Train02
Operator training on your machine, your material
On-site training on the machine you'll actually run, until your people can run a build without us on the phone.
- Safety03
Powder-safety training
Combustible-dust and respiratory hazards handled correctly — the process discipline most vendors never mention. Detailed below.
- Support04
Ongoing technical support & remote diagnostics
A direct line to people who know the machine, plus remote diagnostics so many problems are solved without a site visit.
- Maintain05
Preventative maintenance programs
Scheduled upkeep so problems get caught before they stop a build.
We don't leave until your people can run it.
Training happens after install — on your machine, on your floor, with the actual alloy you print. Not a slideshow, not a machine that isn't yours. The operator who runs it every day is the one we train.
Each engagement is scoped to your team and your material. Tell us who's running the machine and we'll build the training around them.
And the software to design what you print — meet Text-to-CAD.
After training, your operator can
- Set up and run a build unattended, start to finish
- Read a failing print early — and stop it before it wastes a plate
- Recover from a failed or interrupted build without guesswork
- Handle, load, and store metal powder safely
- Sieve spent powder and reuse it instead of scrapping it
- Judge when a finished part is good, and when it isn't
Most buyers have never been told any of this.
Metal powder is not toner. It is a combustible dust and a respiratory hazard, and the alloys that make the best parts are often the most reactive. None of that makes it dangerous to own — it makes it something you have to be taught. We teach the process, from the first drum to the last sieve.
- Combustible dust
- Fine metal powder can ignite as an airborne dust. Training covers grounding, ignition sources, and how to move powder without creating a cloud.
- Respiratory hazard
- Alloying elements like nickel and cobalt are respiratory sensitizers. We cover PPE, respirators, and why a dust mask from the hardware store is not one.
- Handling & sieving
- Loading, transferring, and sieving powder for reuse without contaminating the batch or exposing the operator — the daily routine, done right.
- Storage
- How reactive alloys are stored, sealed, and kept dry between runs, and how to keep two alloys from ever meeting.
Training covers safe handling, grounding, PPE, sieving, and storage. It is not a substitute for your own site's safety program or local regulations — it's the operating knowledge most shops are never handed.
Have a metal printer? Let's get it producing.
Tell us what you run and where your team is starting from. We'll walk you through install, training, and support for your machine.