Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF), a powder bed-based additive manufacturing (AM) technology, has been used to create complicated geometric metallic components. Due to the increased need for producing ...

In laser-based powder bed fusion additive manufacturing the laser is significantly smaller than 1 mm in diameter. In combination with fine metal powder particles, it is possible to manufacture ...

Laser powder bed fusion is a dominant additive manufacturing technology that has yet to reach its potential. The problem facing industry is that tiny bubbles or pores sometimes form during the ...

Researchers have improved flaw detection to increase confidence in metal parts that are 3D-printed using laser powder bed fusion. Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National ...

2022.210058 discusses formation, evaluation, and influence of porosity in metals additively manufactured by laser powder bed fusion. Additive manufacturing (AM) technologies, also known as 3D ...

The paper addresses the problem of detecting keyhole pores, a major defect in a common additive manufacturing technique called laser powder bed fusion (LPBF). Yes, 3D printing with metal is ...

Discover the differences between Directed Energy Deposition (DED) and Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) simulations and focus on the challenges and advancements in additive manufacturing. When it ...

A paper recently published in the journal Additive Manufacturing discussed the laser powder-bed-fusion (LPBF) additive manufacturing (AM) technique for three-dimensional (3D) printing of high-quality ...

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