GE has recently published two patents relating to the acoustic monitoring of metal additive manufacturing machines. The machine will also be applicable for manufacturers in the automotive, power, and oil and gas industries.Īccording to GE, the ATLAS demonstrator machine is the result of two years of development with several prototype iterations. The machine will 3D print aviation parts that are one meter in diameter, suitable for making jet engine structural components and parts for single-aisle aircraft. Mohammad Ehteshami Vice President and General Manager of GE Additive explains the potential of the 3D printing with the ATLAS for aerospace applications, GE will unveil the ATLAS project in greater detail at Formnext later this year. GE has already advanced the use of 3D printing in the aerospace industry with the LEAP fuel nozzle. The announcement was made at the Paris Air Show and GE explains the machine is tailored for the aerospace industry. GE acquired Concept Laser last year and has incorporated the German company’s laser expertise in developing the ATLAS.Īs the project has been under development for the past two years, in house expertise from GE will also have been vital. The machine, currently a technology demonstrator, will overtake the current leader Concept Laser’s XLine 2000R with a build envelope of 800 x 400 x 500 mm. The metal additive manufacturing machine, which is currently known as ‘ATLAS’, has a build volume of 1 meter cubed (1,000 mm³).Īs exclusively reported by 3D Printing Industry in April, Vice President and General Manager of GE Additive, Mohammad Ehteshami revealed the company was working on a new metal 3D printer at the Materialise World Summit earlier this year. Meet the largest member of the LaserCUSING® family.GE has announced it is building the world’s largest laser based powder bed metal 3D printer. The metal 3D printing process involves the use of a laser beam that melts 20 to 60-micron layers of metal powder, one on top of the other thus allowing designers and artists to come up with complicated shapes and details that would not have been possible using the conventional methods of manufacturing. Overview of Services Selective laser melting (SLM, 3D Printing) - High resolution powder bed laser melted metallic powders Direct Laser Deposition (DLD, DLF). 6 AM Technologies Main Frame Machines 3D Systems ProX TM 950 3D Systems ProX 500 Stratasys Fortus 900mc EOS M 400 Arcam Q20 Concept Laser X Line 1000R. The X Line 2000R is the largest production platform in the world among 3D metal printers. The X Line 2000R has a production platform of 800 x 400 x 500mm and is equipped with 2 1000W fiber lasers. To create these parts, TAS uses the Concept Laser Xline 1000R 3D printer Europe’s largest laser beam melting machine which belongs to French company and TAS partner, Poly-Shape. The X Line 2000R, which can work between 30-150 micron layer thickness, has been specially developed for large-sized parts made from reactive powder materials such as aluminum and titanium alloys. Concept Laser XLine 2000R The World’s Largest Metal Printer Meet the largest member of the LaserCUSING® family. The X Line 2000R is equipped with sensors and measuring technology that complies with the explosion and fire regulations (ATEX Zone 22 category II 2 D) and has a high level of safety. The system is also offered with the option of a second production module to minimize idle time during production, part loading and unloading.

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