Thread: Large-Part Additive Manufacturing

These articles sample possibilities for additive manufacturing of large metal parts.

Article From: Modern Machine Shop, Peter Zelinski, Senior Editor



Though additive manufacturing machines take different approaches to building parts in layers, one limitation many of them share is a build size that is too small to make big components.


Various companies are working on additive production technologies that promise to overcome this limitation. These articles sample possibilities for additive manufacturing of large metal parts:

Additive Manufacturing Instead of Forging

High-Frequency Production

Molten Spray Moldmaking


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This additive manufacturing machine from Fabrisonic has a work envelope of 6 by 6 by 3 feet. Read more about it by following the link to "Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing."


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Article From: Modern Machine Shop, Peter Zelinski, Senior Editor

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