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This innovation can be used to deposit any aluminum alloy, including those recently developed specifically for improved properties with additive manufacturing. The photo shows a LENS directed energy deposition system printing aluminum powder onto an aluminum substrate.<\/p>\n<p>This development for the Optomec directed energy deposition (DED) process opens the transportation and aerospace industries to AM and repair of complex aluminum alloy parts using powder-based DED. Additionally, the use of Optomec\u2019s LENS simultaneous 5-axis system enables the processing of aluminum alloy parts with complex geometries without the need for support structures. Deposition of aluminum alloys in a controlled-atmosphere glovebox with very low levels of oxygen and moisture ensures achievement of components with superior mechanical properties.<\/p>\n<p>According to David Otazu, LENS Applications Engineer, \u201cOur engineers have developed process parameters for aluminum alloys to provide an excellent surface finish, high deposition rates, and a density of ~99.9%.\u201d With this advancement, Optomec LENS systems can successfully process all common materials used for AM, including steels, titanium, nickel, copper, and now, aluminum.<\/p>\n<p>www.optomec.com&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Optomec, Albuquerque, N.M., announces an advancement in capability for the company\u2019s LENS directed energy deposition systems relative to additive manufacturing and repair of aluminum alloys.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":63103,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[444,446,440,441,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aerospace-and-defense","category-automobiles-and-ground-transportation","category-news","category-news-articles","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - 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