In laser powder bed fusion, rethink the build plate? That is what DMG MORI did, to simplify production of small parts. By dividing the build plate into separate "pucks" (one for each part), the company created a system for enabling robot automation and streamlining downstream machining.
For spine implants made additively, the puck system cuts postprocessing time by 80%. Here is how.
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Below: 5 Other Example of Rethinking the Build Plate in Laser Powder Bed Fusion
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For a spacecraft combustion chamber, the build height of an EOS 400 machine was not quite enough to accommodate the part, until Elementum 3D made room by milling down the height of the build plate.
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Bigger laser powder fusion machines use bigger build plates for creating bigger parts, but these massive plates and parts present a challenge when it comes to part removal. EDM Performance Accessories notes that big tanks for submersion EDM are impractical. Use molybdenum EDM for big plates instead.
3D printing directly onto the build plate is not the only option. What about 3D printing onto a portion of the final component? Example: For cutting tools, use additive only where needed by placing the tools’ shafts onto the build plate and 3D printing the tool geometry onto these.
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Should build plate management and resurfacing be something the additive manufacturer has to worry about? United Performance Metals wants to simplify this step.
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