Gain efficiency in your operations by letting Lincoln Electric Additive Solutions manufacture your long lead time parts.īy additively manufacturing the facesheets for large aerospace composite mold tools, delivery times for completed tools can be shortened by up to several weeks – potentially reducing delivery times of entire tools by as much as 60 percent. As some finish machining will be required, it is often better to optimize print time and apply a final surface finish during post-process machining There is a trade-off – As near-net part surface resolution is increased, printing runs at much slower speeds.Decisions can be made during production planning regarding near-net print surface resolution, which can be varied to suit the application.Using these processes, 3D printing occurs without the need to create support structures.Overhangs, TKY configurations and any intersections can be addressed.Lincoln Electric has a long history of producing premium wires tailored to customer requirements that perform consistently from package to package.Traceability – Wire chemistry can be traced through every step of manufacturing to the heats of producer raw materials.Exotic Alloys? Select GMAW or Laser Hot-Wire processes to produce weldable, heat-treatable components.Bulk Packaging – Reduces changeovers during literally days of welding.Wire Placement – Critical for accurate parts.Solid and cored wire chemistry must be optimized for Metal Additive processes.Complex PartsĬomplex part printing can be achieved using advanced robots collaborating with positioners and motion control software Feedstock Selection We have developed height sensing and adaptive feedback software to maintain tight customer-specified tolerances.
Maintaining Optimal Layer Height and Part Dimensions Advanced software is critical to address complex path planning and coordinated motion between the robot and the positioner. With large format wire-based metal additive manufacturing, the part is manipulated while depositing.