2min.
JUL 4, 2017
Selective laser melting is an additive production technique which makes 3D printing of metal parts possible. The prerequisite for printing is that the desired material is in fine powder form, and that there are 3D data on the part to be made.
A thin layer of the metal to be processed is applied in powder form and fused by a high-energy laser beam. After one layer has completely melted, the platform is lowered and another thin layer of powder applied. When the defined areas are fused, both the new layer and the layer underneath are fused, achieving a bulk compound across the layers. The desired component is thus created layer by layer.
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