The Landscape of Additive Manufacturing 2020 Vision Pacific Northwest
What is Additive Manufacturing? (AM), n—a process of joining materials to make objects from 3D model data, usually layer upon layer, as opposed to subtractive manufacturing methodologies. Synonyms: additive processes, additive techniques, additive layer manufacturing, layer manufacturing, and freeform fabrication. --ASTM Designation F a
Powder Bed Fusion
Laser Sintering EOSINT Series
Metal Based Laser Sintering ProX™ Series
Material Extrusion FDM® Fortus 250mc
Vat Photopolymerization Stereolithography (SL) Form 1+
Material Jetting PolyJet™ Objet 30 Pro
Binder Jetting ColorJet ProJet 660
A Tour of the Production Floor 2020 Vision Pacific Northwest
Our newest machine, an EOS P760
The “Break Out” stations
The shop floor, showing our P390 & P730 printers
The P390 printing in PA 2201, a white nylon 12
Parts visible from where the laser has sintered the powder
The recoater moves across the bed, spreading another thin layer of powder
Computer screen showing the build in its current state
Done printing!
The inside of an EOS P730
Taking the build chamber to the cooling rack
Builds cool to 70°C before break out to reduce warping and deformation
Putting a build into the Break Out station
These printed parts are ready to be broken out of the “partcake”
It’s like playing at the beach
A small part with its support powder
Clean and ready for bead blasting
Looking Forward 2020 Vision Pacific Northwest
Integration of AM and other manufacturing techniques
Lost patterns for investment casting
Hybrid Systems
Material Innovations
Someday…?
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