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Mattias Holmberg | Director Area Sales Nordic |Arcam | SE GE Additive and the Capabilities for 3D Printing
DMLM metal machines from Concept Laser use lasers to melt layers of fine metal powder and create complex geometries with incredible precision directly from a CAD file. The machine portfolio varies from small to large build envelopes.
INDUSTRY FOCUS:
• Aerospace
• Automotive • Medical
• Jewelry
• Mold/Tooling • Dental
HQ: Lichtenfels Germany
Support offices: Grapevine, United States
M LINE FACTORY Ideal for economical series
production on an industrial scale.
M1 cusing
Ideal for producing small to medium-sized parts
X LINE 2000R
Ideal for aerospace and
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Mlab cusing / R /200R
Designed for manufacturing components with elaborate structures
M2 cusing / Multilaser
Ideal for serial production
Next generation
Suitable for large parts with high resolution and complete geometries
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EBM and laser complementary in metal space
Ability to build small passages
Size of material portfolio
High Feature Resolution
Build Size
Lower Post-Processing Time & Cost
High Throughput (Stacking)
Better Material Properties
Lower Residual Stress
Breadth of "Difficult" Materials*
Build Speed
EBM is superior for
• TiAl applications and other “difficult” materials
• applications for which lower residual stresses and
post processing are desirable
• Larger parts that can be built faster
Laser is superior for:
• Fine feature resolution • Small passages
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EBM Laser PBF
Combined EBM-Laser portfolio offers customer choice with GE Additive
*”Difficult” materials include explosive materials, materials with propensity to crack, etc.
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