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Electron beam additive manufacturing

Electron beam powder-bed AM, also known as electron beam melting (EBM), is conducted in a powder bed inside a vacuum chamber. A powder feed system deposits an even layer 100 microns deep. An electron gun then heats the powder according to the component’s design, melting a single layer at a time. The beam is moved across the powder bed by magnetic deflection coils. The powder bed moves down, a new layer of powder is distributed and then the next layer is fused.

 

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Uploaded on November 7, 2016
Taken on October 27, 2016