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LAPS - Laser Aided Powder Solidification - Technology for the direct production of metallic and polymer parts
The prototypes of today's commercial available RP-Systems (e.g. StereolithographySystems)
are suitable mainly for designing and, if even, for restricted functional tests.
From this it can be concluded that for obtaining functional or technical prototypes one has
to use time- and cost-intensive downstream-technologies like investment casting. Because
of the economical aspects in industries there is a great demand for direct production of
functional and technical prototypes.
The present paper describes the activities and research results on the development
techniques based on laser induced solidification of powder materials for the direct
manufacturing ofmetallic parts. Also a various number of polymers, suitable for sintering
and remelting, are investigated and presented as functional materials for different
applications.Mechanical Engineerin
LAPS - Laser Aided Powder Solidification - Technology for the direct production of metallic and polymer parts
The prototypes of today's commercial available RP-Systems (e.g. StereolithographySystems)
are suitable mainly for designing and, if even, for restricted functional tests.
From this it can be concluded that for obtaining functional or technical prototypes one has
to use time- and cost-intensive downstream-technologies like investment casting. Because
of the economical aspects in industries there is a great demand for direct production of
functional and technical prototypes.
The present paper describes the activities and research results on the development
techniques based on laser induced solidification of powder materials for the direct
manufacturing ofmetallic parts. Also a various number of polymers, suitable for sintering
and remelting, are investigated and presented as functional materials for different
applications.Mechanical Engineerin
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