Powder Bed Based 3D Printing Processes

Basics

• Any of the 3d Printing Methods that use a surface of powder for each level

List

Laser Based

• SLS
• SLM

Electron Beam Based

• EBM

Binding Agent Based

• PBJ Printing
• Powder Bed and Inkjet Head 3D Printing

Metal Powder + Powder Crucible Deposition Based

• SPD

External Links

• The Wikipedia Page on 3D Printing Processes
• An Article by "3D Print . Com" titled "Push Button Metal: Players in Low-Cost PBF Metal 3D Printing"
• A Link to "Sharebot" (more info on the italian version it seems) an open source? company
• A Link to "FreeMelt" an open source EBM machine?
• A Link to "Open Additive" which has some USA DoD contracts for containerized ( HMCU like ) printers