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Additive Manufacturing - background |
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 | Additive Manufacturing process flow |
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 | Additive Manufacturing for metals |
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Additive Manufacturing processes |
Benefits and impacts of Additive Manufacturing |
 | Benefits and impacts of Additive Manufaturing |
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 | Consumer goods and electronics sector |
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Challenges and opportunites |
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 | Standardisation, regulation, qualification and certification |
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Directed Energy Deposition
A process in which focused thermal energy is used to fuse materials by melting as the material is being deposited
Need to manufacture unique and customized pieces.
It is a sector of high added value regarding the quality of life.
The production focuses on dental prostheses, orthodontics, medical prostheses (skull, joints, bone implants, hearing aids ...).
It is the sector where more evolution and greater direct applications exist, being the product provided, just a prototype or also a final product.
Source: EOS Medical
https://www.eos.info/medical