iro3d enters production and reports four customers of Selective Powder Deposition metal 3D printer

iro3d, the manufacturer of a metal 3D printing system, has begun production of its machines and has shipped to four customers in recent months. The Seattle-based start-up is offering the small-format machines at a base price of $5,000, with the price set to drop as demand grows. There is also scope to scale the machine up and offer a more industrial-capable system, which would ultimately be costlier.
Users so far have the standard version with build parameters of around 300 x 300 x 100 mm. They include a company in Hong Kong who is currently testing the machine and has expressed an interest in becoming a reseller in Hong Kong and mainland China and a firm in Canada who purchased the machine out of curiosity and will begin using it in the coming months. The two other customers are US-based: The first, a school, and the second, a maker space.