Laser Metal Deposition

Machine Design Webinars

How 3D Metal Printing Saves Time and Lowers Costs: DED for Repair of Industrial Components

Event Date: Thursday, March 7, 2019 Event Time: 2:00 PM ET | 11:00 AM PT Hosted by: Machine Design Sponsored by: Optomec REGISTER NOW

Summary

Directed energy deposition (DED), also called laser metal deposition (LMD) or laser engineered net shaping (LENS), is a 3D metal printing process that creates a metallurgically bonded, fully dense part that typically requires little to no post-processing. It is one of the fastest metal AM processes available today.

DED has emerged as a dominant metal AM process used in a wide range of industries for applications such as new builds, existing part modification, repair, remanufacturing of worn parts, and enhancement of part material properties.

This webinar will focus on:

Basics of the DED process. Some unique capabilities of the process that separate it from traditional manufacturing methods or other AM processes. A review of some specific examples where DED was used for the repair of parts from several different industries. At the conclusion of this webinar, attendees will have a better understanding of the basics of the DED process, some advantages it offers over traditional manufacturing methods and what sets it apart from other metal AM processes, and be able to cite some specific examples of DED use in part repair applications from a number of industries.

Tom Cobbs

	Webinar Presenter

Tom Cobbs LENS Product Manager Optomec

Lucas Brewer

	Webinar Presenter

Lucas B. Brewer LENS Applications / Customer Support / QA Manager Optomec

Jeffrey Crandall

	Webinar Presenter

Jeffrey L. Crandall Additive Manufacturing Research & Applications Senior Engineer Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology

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