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Todd Grimm
T. A. Grimm & Associates
3D METAL PRINTING
OVERVIEW & INSIGHTS
OVERVIEW & INSIGHTS
BUBBLE BURSTS
GARTNER HYPE CYCLE
GARTNER HYPE CYCLE
• Slows advancement
• Sets wrong perception
• Increases justification demands
DECELERATORS
• Investment threshold
• Lack standards
• Art vs. science
• Uniqueness
MARKET
• Machines
• 2,000 – 3,000
• Strong % growth
Metal 3DP
Machine Tools
3D PRINTING
• Unique | inversion
• Part characteristics
• Operations
• Cost
• Time
• Unique | the challenge
• Linear thinking
• Mfg in a box
• One and done
• Plug and play
• Direct replacement
3D PRINTING - WHAT IT ISN’T
THINK DIFFERENTLY
• Non-linear
• Clean slate Material: SS 316L
Tolerance: +/- 0.002
Finish: 30 RMS
Qty: 100,000
THINK DIFFERENTLY – NEW HORIZONS
THINK DIFFERENTLY – NEW HORIZONS
WHERE IT FITS - APPLICATIONS
Models Prototypes Patterns Tooling Mfg Aids Production Repair End of Life
Product
Development
Process
Development
Production
WHERE IT FITS - APPLICATIONS
Models Prototypes Patterns Tooling Mfg Aids Production Repair End of Life
WHERE IT FITS - INDUSTRIES
• Aerospace/Defense
• Medical/Dental
• Motorsports
• Luxury goods
• Oil & gas
• Power generation
WHERE IT WORKS
Four Pillars
Volume Complexity Efficiency Flexibility
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Icons courtesy of Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies
BINDER JETTING
• Höganäs
• Digital Metal
• ExOne
• Digital Part Materialization
• Optomec
• LENS
• DM3D
• Direct Metal Deposition
• Trumpf
• Laser Metal Deposition
• DMG Mori
• Laser Deposition Welding
DIRECTED ENERGY DEPOSITION
LASER CLADDING
• Mazak
• Hybrid Mfg. Technology
• AMBIT
• ELB-Schliff
DIRECTED ENERGY DEPOSITION
LASER CLADDING
Sciaky
Electron Beam AM
Norsk
Rapid Plasma Deposition
Mutoh Industries
Wire Arc Welding
Hermle
Metal Powder Application
DIRECTED ENERGY DEPOSITION
E-BEAM/WELDING/SPRAY
• EOS
• Direct Metal Laser Sintering
• Concept Laser
• laserCUSING
• SLM Solutions
• Selective Laser Melting
POWDER BED FUSION
LASER MELTING
• 3D Systems
• Direct Metal Printing
• Renishaw
• Selective Laser Melting
• Trumpf
• Laser Metal Fusion
• Matsuura
• Metal Laser Sintering
POWDER BED FUSION
LASER MELTING
• Realizer
• Selective Laser Melting
• Fonon
• 3D Fusion
• Sodick
• One Process Milling
• Farsoon
• Metal Laser Sintering
POWDER BED FUSION
LASER MELTING
POWDER BED FUSION
E-BEAM
• Arcam
• Electron Beam Melting
SHEET LAMINATION
ULTRASONIC
• Fabrisonic
• Ultrasonic Additive Mfg
COMING <SOON>
• Xjet
• Additive Industries
• Desktop Metal
• Velo3D
• Cytosurge
• Toshiba
• Aurora Labs
• TNO
• Fraunhofer
• i-Scientifica
• 3DSIM
• Expand | Contract
• Machine tool industry
• Automation
• Process monitoring/control
• Analysis/simulation
• Research
PROGRESS
TRENDS
• Leverage uniqueness
• Set expectations
• Be prepared
THINK DIFFERENTLY…
…AND LEARN
3DP
Stamp
Fab Machine
Cast
OVERVIEW AND INSIGHTS
Todd Grimm
T. A. Grimm & Associates
www.tagrimm.com
3D METAL PRINTING
OVERVIEW & INSIGHTS