A method to eliminate anchors/supports from directly laser melted metal powder bed processes

22nd Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium - An Additive Manufacturing Conference, SFF 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 55-64

  Mumtaz, K ^a   Vora, P ^a   Hopkinson, N ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3D PRINTERS; MANUFACTURE; THROUGHPUT;

LASER PROCESS;

POWDER METALS;

EID: 84898480000     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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