Close-Up of Laser Additive Manufacturing with CAVILUX Laser

Laser additive manufacturing (LAM) is a form of metal 3D printing that, much like in normal 3D printers, uses a CAD file as a blueprint to produce an object. LAM is used in different applications such as prosthetics, implants, and bio-compatible materials. LAM contains a laser mounted on a movable processing head that moves over a building platform while feeding metal powder or wire which is then melted by a laser, thus adding layers on the printed object. LAM is similar to cladding but instead of having two-dimensional layers it prints in three dimensions.

In this footage our #CAVILUX Laser Illumination was used to image a LAM process. By being able to see through the thermal heat of the LAM process, the individual powder particles are clearly seen as they form the surface on the platform.

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