Additive MPBF (Metal Powder Bed Fusion)

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The fusion manufacturing extension unlocks additive M PB F

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metal powder bed fusion capabilities within the manufacturing workspace

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including selective laser multi

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SLM support.

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To view more information about the additive M PB F capabilities

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in the application bar, click extensions

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and in the extension manager

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select manufacturing.

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The overview tab includes the benefits of metals based additive manufacturing,

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click the documentation tab and scroll down to

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the editor section for further M PB F information

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close the extension manager

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in the manufacture workspace support for additive M PB F

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provides advanced controls allowing you to select a machine,

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arrange and orient parts on the build platform,

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create fully associated support structures,

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slice models

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and output native build files.

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Additive manufacturing is comprised of several technology families.

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Selective laser multi or SLM is a metal additive

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manufacturing technology within the M PB F family.

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It uses metal powder feedstock which is fused together using a

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laser power source to create high resolution fully dense metal components.

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During the SLM process powder feedstock is spread

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into a fine layer by a recoder arm before

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a laser selectively scans and fuses the cross

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section of the component at the relevant layer height

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once the layer is complete,

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the powder then moves down a single layer thickness

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before the next layer of the powder is spread.

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And the process repeats,

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it is this continuous cycle of fusing together the layers

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of powder that results in a fully dense metal part.

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At the end of the process

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SLM applications are traditionally used in

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aerospace Motorsport and medical industries.

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However,

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you can now find examples in almost every sector of

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the manufacturing industry ranging from prototypes to production parts.

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The most successful applications take full advantage of the design freedom SLM

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offers adding value to and improving the performance of a component.