Research and Discussion on Large-Scale Laser Powder Bed Fusion Metal Additive Manufacturing Equipment
The domestically-produced metal additive manufacturing processing equipment has been widely applied into the ad-vanced research and development manufacturing field such as aerospace,military project,automotive,molds,and high-end medical care.As the demand for large-scale additive manufacturing gradually increases,overcoming the bottlenecks in the do-mestic production of large metal additive manufacturing equipment and process technology,and improving the manufacturing ca-pabilities of the large-volume,high-quality metal parts in the additive manufacturing will play a significant role in alleviating challenges related to the forming range,process quality,and application segments of metal additive manufacturing.Combining the growing market demand for the large-scale metal additive manufacturing equipment and addressing the characteristics of laser powder bed fusion(LPBF)metal additive manufacturing equipment,we discuss the manufacturing of the large-scale and multi-beam equipment,as well as the cost and efficiency.Besides,we provide a brief introduction to the technical approach of super large-scale equipment with a"flying printing"structure.