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This seems like it could be an opportunity for smaller shops with enough $$$$, if it comes to fruition.
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/1...desktop_metal/
Of course the usual corrections must be applied to the above.Quote:
Metal 3D printing at 100 times the speed and a twentieth of the cost
If the Desktop Metal can pull this off, a revolution is coming
I think another name is additive machining
I will get one if I can sell my current homes. I've been looking for a metal printing system for years. This one, at $120K is about as cheap as I've seen. Most of the real ones are in the range of $950K or so. It also takes metal injection mold powder, which is a lot less expensive than the stuff made for the laser sintering or laser melting systems. The only drawback is parts shrink around 17% during sintering, so they probably have to be made with the same rules as plastics to keep warpage and surface sinks at a minimum.Quote:
Originally Posted by Curt Harms
I've done some experiments with my own lasers in getting metal powders to fuse. Some success, but nowhere what it takes to make commercially viable products.