We believe that there is significant potential for Electron Beam Melting (EBM) in a wide variety of industrial sectors and end-use applications and that it will continue to gain momentum as a powerful additive modality.

Created in conjunction with the UK’s National Centre for Additive Manufacturing this collection of three essays explores why EBM is the ideal technology to drive future materials development and respond to emerging trends.

Part 1: The tip of the iceberg. There are already more than 80 high-performance materials that are suitable with EBM, a number that is constantly growing. That demonstrates that the science, in particular the materials science, behind EBM is sound and that our fundamental approach can be leveraged by academic researchers to advance the field.

Part 2: Stretching copper to its limits.  The need for copper parts in electrification is being driven by the interest from end-users, especially in the automotive and aerospace sectors. There are several applications across these industries where copper parts made using EBM are increasingly of interest because of the conductive properties they can offer, as well as the ability to create complex shapes that can fill existing spaces in engine systems.

Part 3: Creating high-performance parts for extreme environments. The near future for EBM is going to be centered around high-temperature materials, as there are not really any other methods that are as efficient at processing them and gaining the required material properties. The continued development in this field is still going hinge on all parties - from academia to end user - coming together and working together.

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