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Selective Laser Melting® fast, safe & cost efficient production of complex metal parts Scott Hill Regional Manager Metal Additive Manufacturing Materials and Applications August 10, 2017

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Page 1: Selective Laser Melting® - Additive Manufacturing Seriesadditivemanufacturingseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Hill.pdf · Selective Laser Melting® fast, safe & cost efficient

Selective Laser Melting®fast, safe & cost efficient production of complex metal parts

Scott HillRegional Manager

Metal Additive ManufacturingMaterials and Applications

August 10, 2017

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Rapid prototyping

…since 1970

Development of SLM technology

1998 - 2002

Fibre Laser technology

2003

First company to process aluminum and titanium

2006

400 Watt technology

2007

2009

Hull–Core technology

2011

Multi laser technology &automated powder handling devices

2013

Drive industrial application of 3D metal based printing technology

Today and beyond

SLM 500HL

SLM 125HL

SLM 280HL

SLM 250HL

Getting to know us ...• HQ: Lubeck, Germany / NA HQ: Wixom, MI (Detroit)

• ~ €80+ Million Revenue / ~330 Employees (31.Dec. 2016)

• ISO 9001 Certified

• Focus on Production

• Throughput / Speed

• Open Systems

• Closed loop powder handling

• Safety

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SLM Solutions NA, Inc. | slm-solutions.us27

1

Applications

Materials

Machines

= ROI

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Additive Metals 101

• Selective Laser Melting• Process through which metal objects are formed by the precision application of

thermal energy to sequential layers of powdered materials …

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SLM Solutions company presentation 2015 273

The metal don’t lie …

Quality Management

Laser Monitoring

Melt Pool Monitoring

Layer Control System

Standard Work Procedures

Powder Management

Training

Certification

Materials are IRRELEVANT if the quality isn’t there!

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Critical controls and parameters L = Laser Power

v = Scan Velocity

Δy = Hatch (track) Distance

Δz = Layer Thickness

𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬 𝑫𝑫𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑫𝑫𝑫𝑫𝑫𝑫𝑬𝑬 𝑬𝑬 = 𝑳𝑳/(𝒗𝒗 × Δ𝑬𝑬 × Δ𝒛𝒛) Δ𝑦𝑦

Delays

Δ𝑧𝑧

𝒗𝒗

Gas Flow and its impact on part quality:

Surface Roughness Porosity

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Material Option 1: Buy powders from SLM Solutions

Stainless Steel • 1.4404 (316L)• 1.4542 (17-4PH)

Tool Steel • 1.2709 (Maraging)• 1.2344 (H13)

Titanium • Pure titanium (Gr 1)• Ti-Al6-V4• Ti-Al6-Nb7

Aluminum • AlSi12• AlSi10Mg

Cobalt Chrome • CoCr28Mo6 (ASTM F75)

Nickel-based Alloys • Inconel 625• Inconel 718• Inconel 738

Plug & Play parameter sets available for:

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Material Option 2: BYOP (Bring your own powder)• Open System

• 3rd Party Powders are OK!

• Material Development Module• Full control of ALL process parameters• Auto array of specific test geometry• Variable parameters per part• Rule/Formula based parameter assignment

• Enables: • Fast identification of optimal parameter sets• Protection of in-house material IP and know-how• Flexibility of material usage and supply chain• Optimal processing of YOUR geometry created

with YOUR materials

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AM technology at work …

High Complexity / Organic Shapes / Low Quantity

Product R&D, Design, Engineering Manufacturing / Production

New Products

Re-engineer Re-design

New Markets Tooling Digital

InventoryEnd-use

parts

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ROI Applications Materials Machine

• IF: ROI (Value) is created by Applications …• New/improved products• New Markets• Reduced time and costs

• IF: Applications are driven by Materials …• ~50% of the product development equation• Many metals are NOT yet offered

• IF: Materials are enabled by Machines …• Acc’cy, Surface Finish, Precision, Metal integrity• Consistency, Speed, Tunable, Dependable

• THEN ...

ROI

Machines

MaterialsApplications

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Pleased to meet you, we’re SLM Solutions• More parts produced for each dollar spent per AM

machine• High throughput

• Top feed, bi-directional powder recoating system saves up to 40%• Multi-laser scanning, pioneered by SLM

• Greater flexibility with ‘Open’ philosophy• Powder & parameter options to best suit parts & application

needs• Material development module – fast ID of best parameters

• Friendlier closed loop powder handling strategy• Reduces possibility of material contamination• Safety – minimizes operator exposure

• Leading innovator in additive metals• First to deploy many innovations on a larger scale• “Production” orientation raises the bar

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Thank You!