SLM Solutions, headquartered in Germany (with offices in France, Italy, Russia, India, China, Singapore and the US), works with a network of partners around the world. Now, they are announcing a collaboration with Honeywell for qualifying new additive manufacturing technology—along with solving a common issue as they reduce printing times.
In a recent press release sent to 3DPrint.com, the companies outlined their plans, beginning with the fabrication of aluminum builds with intended layer thicknesses of 60 and 90 micron on the SLM ® 500.
“SLM Solutions’ latest technology will help Honeywell improve productivity while also meeting our material requirements for qualification,” said Dr. Sören Wiener, senior director of technology and advanced operations for Honeywell’s Aerospace business. “We intend to qualify these parameter sets through repeatability testing in our production environment, including build and post-processing to generate an efficient process with a set of material property data.”
“As the productivity leaders in powder bed fusion, SLM Solutions has been continuously working to reduce build times by combining high-powered lasers with advanced parameter sets. Our open architecture machines allow for customization, and we’ve shown over 60 percent reduction in build time with 170 percent real build rate increases compared to standard 30-micron parameters on our twin-laser machines. We’re excited to work together with Honeywell Aerospace to further advance the industry through the qualification of even more advanced parameter sets for quad-laser systems used in qualified serial production.”
The team at SLM continues to work on offering fast, better production processes for customers, along with sharing knowledge, offering support, and focusing on long-term success for everyone involved. They also continue to be a dynamic force around the world, collaborating with other industry leaders in 3D printing like XYZprinting as well as working with customers like Rolls Royce, refining components for aerospace applications—and partnering with other companies to accelerate the creation of new manufacturing platforms.
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