Month: June 2018

Metal additive manufacturing techniques such as Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) and Directed Energy Deposition (DED) allow for complex geometry fabrication of metal parts, a capability that is of special interest from a design point of view. Means to minimize material consumption, build time and consequently, manufacturing costs is constantly being sought after in Additive …

3D Printing with Stainless Steel The Thoma Lab group has recently produced Bucky Badger figurines which were 3D printed by selective laser melting (SLM) of a power bed. In this process, support scaffolding is designed to provide consistent heat transfer during build-up. Scaffolding designs are being investigated to reduce material and consumption cost. The effects …