Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing

• Laser + TIG setup? - https://www.addere.com/addere-i
• Electron beam and laser beam can be used - [1]
• Is hot wire TIG used for 3D printing?
• TIG additive - Korea - [2]
• Paper on cold and hot wire TIG - [3]
• RepRap metal printer with TIG - [4]
• StrongPrint TIG with wire feed - [5]
• Review paper on Wire Arc Additive Mfg - WAAM - "The paper concludes that WAAM is a promising alternative to traditional subtractive manufacturing for fabricating large expensive metal components. [6]
• Companies producing cold weld spray 3d printing - [7]
• Metal arc from Prodways? - [8]. They call it forging, but it appears to be simple welding with shielding gas (SMAW)
• WAAM article - [9]

Examples

• Cranfield University is doing work on WAAM. Largest printed part - 6 meters long, 300lb, plain aluminum - [10]