Open control for laser powder bed fusion
Stop building controllers. Start building processes.
Core 1 is an off-the-shelf scanner and laser controller for industrial 3D printing, with the machine software already in the box.
The problem we solve
Every laser powder bed machine needs the same software. Every team writes it again.
Why does this happen?
A PC, a scan controller, and then months or years of software before the first real experiment. In laser powder bed fusion, almost every maker and every lab still builds its own.
Who it is for
Your grant should fund research, not machine software.
Get to your experiments sooner, with source code you can adapt and publish.
For research labs → For machine buildersShip your machine sooner. Keep your IP.
Spend your engineering budget on the process that sets you apart.
For machine builders →Why POWDERBED
Experience across the whole LPBF system.
Sebastian Aagaard, PhD
Founder, Aagaard AM
I built an open-architecture LPBF system at DTU. I know how much work goes into building the core before process development can begin. Today, I help labs and machine builders develop their process, from custom build styles and advanced toolpaths to hardware design and integration.