17–19 Sept 2024
Erholungsgesellschaft Aachen
Europe/Vienna timezone

Laser powder bed fusion: what we have achieved in 30 years

18 Sept 2024, 11:00
30m
Room 1 (Erholungsgesellschaft Aachen)

Room 1

Erholungsgesellschaft Aachen

Plenary Talk Laser Melting, Electron Beam Melting & Direct Energy Deposition Processes Plenary Talk

Speaker

Dr Wilhelm Meiners (Fraunhofer Institute ILT)

Description

The development history of LPBF began 30 years ago at the Fraunhofer ILT in Aachen. LPBF is now the most important additive manufacturing process for metalliccomponents. This presentation will take a look back at the beginnings of the process and the key development steps, present the current technological and economic status and provide an insight into current development trends.

Speaker Country Germany

Author

Dr Wilhelm Meiners (Fraunhofer Institute ILT)

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