Aerospace Bracket
- Additive Companion
- Aerospace
- 2017
- Germany
Summary
AM reduces the weight of a metal bracket by 63% without compromising its strength, resulting in lighter aircraft with significant fuel savings.
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Technology Details
- DMLS
- Powder Bed Fusion
- Titanium
- Titanium
- Powder
- Polished
Process Steps
Printer category: Powder Bed Fusion
- 1
Application Profile
€€€€
€100–€499.99
Indicative single unit production cost at time of manufacture.
Complex
Requires specialised knowledge and deeper analysis.
Component
Research
★★☆
Can depend on fossil fuels and high energy use, but allows unconsumed material to be directly reused for printing without reprocessing, significantly reducing manufacturing waste. This rating relates to the technology type only. The design, purpose and longevity of the entire object can offset any of the technology type's negative sustainability credentials.
Professional
Lightweighting
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