ITRI and ORISOL Unveil 8-Laser Metal 3D Printing System at Taiwan International Laser Show
TAIPEI, Aug. 20 — The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) today announced the launch of an 8-laser high-speed metal 3D printing system, developed in collaboration with Orisol Taiwan Ltd. The breakthrough system will make its debut at the Taiwan International Laser Show, which opens on August 20.
According to ITRI’s press release, the system jointly developed with Orisol represents a significant leap in additive manufacturing speed and precision.
Fang-Hai Tsao, Executive Director of ITRI’s Southern Region Campus, said the team has independently developed a modular optical path design and intelligent path-planning algorithm to achieve multi-laser collaborative printing while maintaining exceptional accuracy and stability.
The system also integrates automated powder feeding and sieving, real-time powder spreading inspection, and welding compensation technologies, ensuring continuous production capability and consistent output quality, Tsao noted.
He added that the new system can be connected to a 3D printing production management control center, which uses the OPC UA (Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture) standard to collect production-line data and establish comprehensive manufacturing traceability.
“This will facilitate energy-efficiency tracking and quality management in subsequent processes” Tsao said.
3D Printing Enables Faster, Greener, and Smarter Manufacturing
Orisol General Manager Yu-Ping Tseng said that traditional mold casting is highly energy-intensive, complex, and labor-dependent.
“By adopting 3D printing technology, manufacturers can reduce machining steps by more than 45%, significantly shortening production cycles and improving response to market demand,” she explained.
Tseng added that as manufacturers face growing challenges of customization, diversification, and shorter delivery times, digital 3D printing offers decisive advantages — rapid prototyping, precise forming, and real-time modification — enabling reductions in carbon footprint and labor costs while advancing toward sustainable manufacturing.
Fourfold Productivity with 8-Laser Parallel Printing
ITRI further noted that the 8-laser high-speed metal 3D printing system can simultaneously print left and right shoe molds, with four lasers operating in parallel on each side.
This configuration greatly shortens mold production lead times while improving overall equipment cost-efficiency.
Field tests show that the 8-laser setup achieves printing speeds more than four times faster than conventional single-laser systems.
