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3D LASER STARK ...

Stark Future has invested in a Farsoon FS721M-H-8-CAMS large-format Laser Beam Powder Bed Fusion ( PBF-LB ) Additive Manufacturing machine arsoon Technologies and Stark Future

Fhave kicked off a partnership aimed at revolutionising series production of some of their key electric components . They are achieving this through some serious large format metal powder bed fusion technology . This potentially game-changing technique is hoped to massively reduce the cost per part . Farsoon ’ s FS721M-H-8-CAMS large format metal 3D printing system has a 720 x 420 x 650mm rectangular build cylinder and uses a total of eight 1000W fibre lasers . Stark ’ s use of this technology marks the first steps into what is expected to become a major part of manufacturing from this point and is a massive step in Titanium 3D printing in not just our neck of the woods but in many other applications due to the flexibility , strength and ability to print objects in a single piece that simply cannot be machined , thanks to the 3D ability to print solid and cavities inside the exterior . The mind boggles …

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