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Toward Voxel Level Control for Laser Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing Processes
Published
Author(s)
Ho Yeung, Jorge Neira
Abstract
In the Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) additive manufacturing (AM) process, a high-speed scanning laser beam is employed to construct components by melting and fusing metal powder together. While AM is generally characterized as a layer-by-layer technique, LPBF actually builds parts on a voxel-by-voxel basis, utilizing a point laser heating source. As a result, managing the LPBF process at the voxel level – that is, focusing on individual 3D printing elements or volume pixels – will be highly beneficial. In this study, we will explore the laser control requirements necessary for achieving voxel-level precision in the LPBF process and demonstrate these concepts through experiments.
Yeung, H.
and Neira, J.
(2023),
Toward Voxel Level Control for Laser Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing Processes, Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium 2023, Austin, TX, US, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=956591
(Accessed October 16, 2024)