Todd Grimm

T. A. Grimm & Associates

3D METAL PRINTING

OVERVIEW & INSIGHTS

OVERVIEW & INSIGHTS

BUBBLE BURSTS

GARTNER HYPE CYCLE

GARTNER HYPE CYCLE

• Slows advancement

• Sets wrong perception

• Increases justification demands

DECELERATORS

• Investment threshold

• Lack standards

• Art vs. science

• Uniqueness

MARKET

• Machines

• 2,000 – 3,000

• Strong % growth

Metal 3DP

Machine Tools

3D PRINTING

• Unique | inversion

• Part characteristics

• Operations

• Cost

• Time

• Unique | the challenge

• Linear thinking

• Mfg in a box

• One and done

• Plug and play

• Direct replacement

3D PRINTING - WHAT IT ISN’T

THINK DIFFERENTLY

• Non-linear

• Clean slate Material: SS 316L

Tolerance: +/- 0.002

Finish: 30 RMS

Qty: 100,000

THINK DIFFERENTLY – NEW HORIZONS

THINK DIFFERENTLY – NEW HORIZONS

WHERE IT FITS - APPLICATIONS

Models Prototypes Patterns Tooling Mfg Aids Production Repair End of Life

Product

Development

Process

Development

Production

WHERE IT FITS - APPLICATIONS

Models Prototypes Patterns Tooling Mfg Aids Production Repair End of Life

WHERE IT FITS - INDUSTRIES

• Aerospace/Defense

• Medical/Dental

• Motorsports

• Luxury goods

• Oil & gas

• Power generation

WHERE IT WORKS

Four Pillars

Volume Complexity Efficiency Flexibility

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BINDER JETTING

• Höganäs

• Digital Metal

• ExOne

• Digital Part Materialization

• Optomec

• LENS

• DM3D

• Direct Metal Deposition

• Trumpf

• Laser Metal Deposition

• DMG Mori

• Laser Deposition Welding

DIRECTED ENERGY DEPOSITION

LASER CLADDING

• Mazak

• Hybrid Mfg. Technology

• AMBIT

• ELB-Schliff

DIRECTED ENERGY DEPOSITION

LASER CLADDING

Sciaky

Electron Beam AM

Norsk

Rapid Plasma Deposition

Mutoh Industries

Wire Arc Welding

Hermle

Metal Powder Application

DIRECTED ENERGY DEPOSITION

E-BEAM/WELDING/SPRAY

• EOS

• Direct Metal Laser Sintering

• Concept Laser

• laserCUSING

• SLM Solutions

• Selective Laser Melting

POWDER BED FUSION

LASER MELTING

• 3D Systems

• Direct Metal Printing

• Renishaw

• Selective Laser Melting

• Trumpf

• Laser Metal Fusion

• Matsuura

• Metal Laser Sintering

POWDER BED FUSION

LASER MELTING

• Realizer

• Selective Laser Melting

• Fonon

• 3D Fusion

• Sodick

• One Process Milling

• Farsoon

• Metal Laser Sintering

POWDER BED FUSION

LASER MELTING

POWDER BED FUSION

E-BEAM

• Arcam

• Electron Beam Melting

SHEET LAMINATION

ULTRASONIC

• Fabrisonic

• Ultrasonic Additive Mfg

COMING <SOON>

• Xjet

• Additive Industries

• Desktop Metal

• Velo3D

• Cytosurge

• Toshiba

• Aurora Labs

• TNO

• Fraunhofer

• i-Scientifica

• 3DSIM

• Expand | Contract

• Machine tool industry

• Automation

• Process monitoring/control

• Analysis/simulation

• Research

PROGRESS

TRENDS

• Leverage uniqueness

• Set expectations

• Be prepared

THINK DIFFERENTLY…

…AND LEARN

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OVERVIEW AND INSIGHTS

Todd Grimm

T. A. Grimm & Associates

www.tagrimm.com

Todd.Grimm@tagrimm.com

3D METAL PRINTING

OVERVIEW & INSIGHTS