Electron beam melting

Electron Beam Melting (EBM) is a rapid manufacturing process in which fully dense parts with properties equal to those of wrought materials are built on a layerby-layer basis. After melting and solidifying one layer of titanium powder, the process is repeated for subsequent layers until the part is complete. For industries such as aerospace, this creates new opportunities for both prototyping and lowvolume production of titanium parts. The time, cost, and challenges of machining or investment casting are eliminated, which makes titanium parts readily available for functional testing or installation on the aircraft. Additionally, the additive process opens the door to new design configurations and weight-reduction alternatives.