The rapid change of temperature can lead to internal stresses in the part, which can potentially affect its quality, although to a lesser extent than in casting, for example.Īnother point worth mentioning is that parts manufactured using DMLS technology are inferior in solidity and safety margin to parts printed using the SLM method. On the other hand, SLM printers melt metal powder layer after layer. This is crucial for parts manufactured for the automotive and aerospace industries, as it can increase part strength and durability. The differences between SLM and DMLS amount to the method of binding the particles: in SLM, the metal powder is melted by a laser beam, while in DMLS, the powder particles are heated in a lesser degree, which allows them to be sintered together avoiding solid-liquid transition.ĭMLS printers allow to create objects without residual internal stresses, which can significantly compromise the quality of metal components manufactured by more traditional methods, such as casting and molding. Less common technologies for 3D printing with metals include laser or high-power electron beam additive manufacturing, as well as binder jetting where the process of 3D printing is implemented by applying and binding of the metal powder layer by layer. Selective laser melting (SLM) and direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) are the two most common additive manufacturing processes which use metal powders for printing. Today, Audi and Porsche, SpaceX and NASA are implementing additive manufacturing of metal powder products in their production. 'A 3D printer that prints with metal' - even twenty years ago, such a phrase would have been considered science fiction. In this overview, we will cover everything connected with metal 3D printing: from most common technologies and 3D printers to features and ways of application. Meet the largest member of the LaserCUSING® family.Metal 3D printing is on the rise. The metal 3D printing process involves the use of a laser beam that melts 20 to 60-micron layers of metal powder, one on top of the other thus allowing designers and artists to come up with complicated shapes and details that would not have been possible using the conventional methods of manufacturing. Overview of Services Selective laser melting (SLM, 3D Printing) - High resolution powder bed laser melted metallic powders Direct Laser Deposition (DLD, DLF). 6 AM Technologies Main Frame Machines 3D Systems ProX TM 950 3D Systems ProX 500 Stratasys Fortus 900mc EOS M 400 Arcam Q20 Concept Laser X Line 1000R. The X Line 2000R is the largest production platform in the world among 3D metal printers. The X Line 2000R has a production platform of 800 x 400 x 500mm and is equipped with 2 1000W fiber lasers. To create these parts, TAS uses the Concept Laser Xline 1000R 3D printer Europe’s largest laser beam melting machine which belongs to French company and TAS partner, Poly-Shape. The X Line 2000R, which can work between 30-150 micron layer thickness, has been specially developed for large-sized parts made from reactive powder materials such as aluminum and titanium alloys. Concept Laser XLine 2000R The World’s Largest Metal Printer Meet the largest member of the LaserCUSING® family. The X Line 2000R is equipped with sensors and measuring technology that complies with the explosion and fire regulations (ATEX Zone 22 category II 2 D) and has a high level of safety. The system is also offered with the option of a second production module to minimize idle time during production, part loading and unloading.

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