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Selective Laser Melting Produces Safer Automotive Components, Minimizes Waste

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NOTTINGHAM, England, Jan. 23, 2017 — Using selective laser melting (SLM), engineers are creating lightweight automotive components that boost vehicle fuel efficiency, cut noise and lessen CO2 emissions. Engineers at The University of Nottingham in England have developed the new additive manufacturing process as part of the Functional Lattices for Automotive Components (FLAC) project; the aim is to achieve significant weight reductions in new vehicle components. This is a triply periodic minimal surface lattice structure, which are a focus of the FLAC project. This type of lattice structure is the type of specimen...Read full article

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    Published: January 2017
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    selective laser melting
    Selective laser melting (SLM) is an additive manufacturing (AM) or 3D printing technology that belongs to the powder bed fusion category. SLM is primarily used for metal additive manufacturing, where complex three-dimensional structures are built layer by layer by selectively melting metal powder particles using a high-powered laser. Key features of selective laser melting include: Powder bed fusion: SLM is a powder bed fusion process. It starts with a thin layer of metal powder spread...
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