Large size industrial manufacturing with metal 3d printing using metal wire and electron beam to deposit it layer by layer. Game-changing technologies evolving in front of us.
EBAM technology works with following materials:
- Titanium and Titanium alloys
- Inconel 718, 625
- Tantalum
- Tungsten
- Niobium
- Stainless Steels (300 series)
- 2319, 4043 Aluminum
- 4340 Steel
- Zircalloy
- 70-30 Copper Nickel
- 70-30 Nickel Copper
http://www.sciaky.com/direct_manufacturing.html
This is a picture of a metal part product on Sciaky machine:
What is a price of Sciaky machines? Well, If you have to ask you can not afford it. They do not list the prices which is common practice among industrial equipment manufacturers.
Update (15.5.2015.):
Sciaky announced a release of several new electron beam 3d printers for industrial applications. next to their well known flagship large volume EBAM 300 series, Sciaky has released the EBAM 150, 110, 88, and 68, with nominal part volumes all listed below:
- EBAM 150: 146” (3708 mm) wide x 62” (1575 mm) deep x 62” (1575 mm) high
- EBAM 110: 106” (2692 mm) wide x 47” (1194 mm) deep x 63” (1600 mm) high
- EBAM 88: 84” (2134 mm) wide x 35” (889 mm) deep x 63” (1600 mm) high
- EBAM 68: 64” (1625 mm) wide x 25” (635 mm) deep x 63” (1600 mm) high
