DED Deep-Dive

Engineers, designers, production specialists and decision-makers who already know the basics of AM. Especially useful if you are evaluating DED for a new application or benchmarking an existing setup.

• The principles behind cold spray, laser, electron beam and arc DED
• The digital process chain from CAD to finished part, including data preparation
• System performance, build rates and typical surface properties
• The key DED market players and their technologies
• Wire feedstock options and emerging AM standards

1. Technology and process chain. Process variants and technology suppliers, applications of DED, the DED digital process chain. Quiz.
2. Capabilities and typical defects. Technology capabilities, material properties and typical defects. Quiz.
3. Cost and standards. DED production cost, the wire feedstock market, the powder feedstock market, standards and guidelines. Quiz.
4. Final quiz.