These articles sample possibilities for additive manufacturing of large metal parts.
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From:
5/15/2012
Modern Machine Shop, Peter Zelinski,
Senior Editor
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This additive manufacturing machine from Fabrisonic has a work envelope of 6 by 6 by 3 feet. Read more about it by following the link to "Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing."
Though additive manufacturing machines take different approaches to building parts in layers, one limitation many of them share is a build size that is too small to make big components.
Various companies are working on additive production technologies that promise to overcome this limitation. These articles sample possibilities for additive manufacturing of large metal parts:
The additive process that grew out of ultrasonic welding provides an efficient way to produce complex work, including parts with embedded components a...
Lockheed Martin expects to reduce titanium part-production costs for the F-35 fighter by applying this additive manufacturing technology in place of f...
