Powder Bed Fusion

Is an additive manufacturing process uses either a laser or electron beam to melt and fuse
material powder together to develop products.

Consist of:

 Heat source laser or electron beam

 Powder roller or scraper
 Powder bed
 Build platform

• Laser beam Powder Bed Fusion :

 a laser is used to heat material in a powder form into 3D products.

 After a layer of powder has been indexed down, a new layer of powder is spread to
continue the process.
 laser powder bed fusion does not require support.

• Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion:

 is used to melt particles together in specific areas.

 The beam can be manipulated very fast, which speeds the overall process by allowing
multiple melt pools to occur simultaneously.

Technologies:

Selective Laser Sintering (SLS)

Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS)

Selective Laser Melting (SLM)

Electron Beam Melting (EBM)

Materials:

Polymer-, Metal- or Ceramic powder

While LBM transfers heat into a powder, EBM heats the powder bed with kinetic energy from
the accelerated electrons. The collation between the powder bed and the electrons can result in
a cloud of powder. This is the reason the powder used for EBM is larger than the one used for
LBM powder clouds during manufacturing
Design for Additive Manufacturing

High Accuracy and Details

Fully dense parts

High specific strength & stiffness

Powder handling & Recycling

Support and anchor structure