{"title":"Beam shaping to tackle laser powder bed fusion challenges","authors":"Gwenn Paillier, Niklas Prätzsch","doi":"10.1002/phvs.202400021","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>Additive manufacturing (AM), a term synonymous with the future of fabrication, has revolutionized industries by offering unparalleled flexibility in design and production. At the heart of this transformative technology is laser-based powder bed fusion of metals (PBF-LB/M), the process with the highest geometrical resolution having the largest market share (86 %, Wohlers) amongst all AM processes. By selectively melting and fusing powder material layer by layer with a laser, PBF-LB/M enables the creation of complex and high-strength components, previously unthinkable with traditional subtractive manufacturing methods.</p>","PeriodicalId":101021,"journal":{"name":"PhotonicsViews","volume":"21 3","pages":"30-35"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/phvs.202400021","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"PhotonicsViews","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/phvs.202400021","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Additive manufacturing (AM), a term synonymous with the future of fabrication, has revolutionized industries by offering unparalleled flexibility in design and production. At the heart of this transformative technology is laser-based powder bed fusion of metals (PBF-LB/M), the process with the highest geometrical resolution having the largest market share (86 %, Wohlers) amongst all AM processes. By selectively melting and fusing powder material layer by layer with a laser, PBF-LB/M enables the creation of complex and high-strength components, previously unthinkable with traditional subtractive manufacturing methods.