Tailored melt pool shape and temperature distribution by LMD-w 3D printing
From the TCT Conference at Formnext Connect, Marius Gipperich, Fraunhofer IPT presents approaches in stabilizing the LMD-w (wire-based Laser Metal Deposition) process, a high deposition rate metal AM process used for repair, cladding, or manufacturing, by combining a continuous wave (CW) laser and a low-power pulsed wave (PW) laser.
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