TECHNOLOGY SUMMARY
This system allows and improves the coordination of multiple wire fed and represents an advantage over other feeding systems normally used in laser deposition machines (e.g. powder material based).
BENEFITS
- More efficient: It allows to manufacture many samples with widely different alloy compositions.
- Less cost: Wire is far more available as pure metal source than powder. In addition, the yield of material transference using wires as a source is much higher than using powder.
- More sustainable: Wire avoid overspill problems, which are related with contaminants, maintenance of equipment, safety issues and cost reduction.
APPLICATIONS
The nozzle described can be adapted by machinery developers on the fields of:
- Additive manufacturing
- 3D printing
- Combinational metallurgy
- Material developers
- Rapind prototyping
TAGs
- Additive manufacturing
- Multi-wire
- Wire feeder
- 3D printing
- Nozzle