Ralf Edinger and Canmora are on a mission to put the M back into AM.

The M is for (affordable) manufacturing at meter scale. Powder bed machines have been getting bigger but also more expensive. Canmora Tech aim to produce bigger machines but with innovation that will make them truly affordable manufacturing platforms.

The LEAM-Q platform is based on CANMORA TECH’s patented 4Z Tank architecture, a fundamentally different approach to LPBF. Instead of a downward-moving build plate, the LEAM-Q utilizes an inverted design, where the powder tank rises while the build plate remains fixed. This mechanical inversion significantly enhances rigidity, reduces vibrational distortion, and provides superior thermal and structural stability—critical when printing meter-class components.

Managing gas flow for large beds is critical, and again Canmora Tech are innovating with an architecture that allows multiple lasers to work with a unique Multi-Zone Gas Flow System. Engineered using CFD-driven optimization, the system maintains clean melt-pool visibility, reduces soot accumulation, and supports high repeatability during long-duration builds.

“Industrial customers have been asking for real manufacturing capability—not small increases in build area or locked ecosystems, but a step-change in scale, stability, and flexibility,” said Ralf Edinger, Founder and President of CANMORA TECH. “The LEAM-Q 1012 is engineered specifically to meet that demand. With meter-class Laser Powder Bed Fusion, manufacturers can design and produce complete structures, reduce part count, improve performance, and dramatically shorten production cycles. This is the industrial phase of metal AM.”