Booling’s metal 3D printing uses a spherical metal powder with very small particle diameters to build metal three-dimensional parts layer by layer, which can produce complex geometric shapes and internal structures that are difficult to achieve with traditional methods. Booling can achieve integrated molding, reduce the welding and assembly process of metal parts, and achieve rapid prototyping and delivery of products by using metal 3D printing technology.
Metal 3D Printing
Metal 3D printing technology uses metal as raw material and energy sources such as electron beams, laser beams, and electric arcs to achieve rapid manufacturing of metal parts and realize personalized customization.
Types of Metal 3D Printing Technologies:
- Direct Energy Deposition (DED)
- Powder Bed Fusion (PBF)
- Binder Jetting (BJ)
Metal 3D Printing Capabilities
Booling uses high-resolution 3D printers to achieve rapid manufacturing of metal prototypes and parts within 7 to 15 days, with short delivery times.
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Metric
Stainless Steel
16.5 in. x 16.5in. x 17.7 in.
420mm x 420mm x 450mm
Titanium Alloy
16.5 in. x 16.5in. x 17.7 in.
420mm x 420mm x 450mm
Aluminum Alloy
16.5 in. x 16.5in. x 17.7 in.
420mm x 420mm x 450mm
Cobalt Chromium Alloy
16.5 in. x 16.5in. x 17.7 in.
420mm x 420mm x 450mm
*Direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) is an industrial metal 3D printing process.
Metal 3D Printing Material
A wide selection of metal 3D printing materials, providing excellent high-temperature resistance and mechanical properties.
Material
- Stainless Steel (316L)
- Titanium (Ti6Al4V)
- Aluminum (AlSi10Mg)
- Cobalt Chrome (Co28Cr6Mo)
- Nickel Based
- Tungsten
- Ti3Al
- Inconel 718
- Nickel Titanium
- Fe-Al
The Advantages of Metal 3D Printing technology
Compared with traditional mold manufacturing methods of metal parts, metal 3D printing has more significant advantages.
- Design freedom can optimize component performance, reduce weight, and achieve functional integration
- More complex geometric shapes can be created
- Support customized and personalized component production to meet the personalized needs of specific applications. Booling offers tailor-made metal 3D printing solutions
- Compared with traditional mold processing, 3D printing technology can minimize material waste
- Achieve rapid prototyping, allowing rapid evaluation and modification of designs before formal production, speeding up the product development cycle
- Achieve on-demand production, simplify supply chain, and reduce inventory and transportation costs
Application of Metal 3D Printing
Metal 3D printing can achieve rapid prototyping of metal parts and has been widely used in the automotive, aerospace, medical, construction, and industrial fields.
Guidelines for Metal 3D Printing
Metal 3D printing can achieve rapid prototyping of metal parts and has been widely used in the automotive, aerospace, medical, construction, and industrial fields.
Metal 3D Printing Guide
Metal 3D printing technology has enabled Booling to become a rapid prototyping service provider in the field of rapid manufacturing, providing design freedom and customized production, covering a range of additive manufacturing processes, and reducing material waste.
Metal 3D Printing Technology
Booling can stack metal powder or wire layer by layer according to the 3D model data to form complex parts or structures.
- Powder bed fusion (PBF)
PBF is a type of metal 3D printing technology, mainly including selective laser melting (SLM) and electron beam melting (EBM) technology.
(1) Selective laser melting (SLM)
A high-power laser selectively melts and fuses metal powder or particles in the powder bed to build objects layer by layer. Booling has a high-power density laser to accelerate the melting speed of the metal powder.
(2) Electron beam melting (EBM)
This technology is carried out in a vacuum environment and uses a high-energy electron beam to selectively melt metal powder particles to produce parts with excellent mechanical properties and reduce residual stress.
- Direct energy deposition (DED)
Use a high-energy laser to melt metal powder or wire and deposit it on the substrate, stacking it layer by layer to form a 3D shape. DED technology has a faster printing speed and is suitable for processing large parts or repairing parts.
- Binder jetting technology
This technology involves selectively depositing a liquid binder layer by layer on a metal powder bed to create a solid product. Binder jetting technology is suitable for the production of products with complex structures and geometries.
Application Fields of Metal 3D Printing
Metal 3D printing technology has demonstrated unique advantages, covering aerospace, automotive and transportation, medical dentistry, energy, oil and gas, industry, and other fields.
- Aerospace: Use 3D printing technology to produce metal parts with complex shapes, reduce weight, and improve processing accuracy. Such as fuel nozzles, turbine blades, and other structural components
- Automobile and transportation: Produce and customize automotive interior and exterior parts and structural parts, such as engine parts, suspension parts heat exchangers, etc., to change the automotive and transportation industries. Booling provides lightweight automotive parts for 3D printing production, effectively improving fuel efficiency and reducing emissions
- Medical dentistry: Customized production of medical implants, prostheses, and surgical instruments using metal 3D printing products, and customized dentures can also be customized with biocompatibility
- Energy and oil and gas: It can create internal cooling channels for energy transportation, and maintain good durability and stability in harsh environments
- Industry: Realize fixtures, jigs, and rapid prototype mold manufacturing, which helps to quickly update and verify the feasibility of industrial components, shorten delivery cycles, and reduce development costs