Mass production in the Western world is on the brink of a silent revolution and e-Manufacturing is an important part of that change. These are some of the conclusions of a survey conducted by EOS at recent trade shows in Germany.
EOS interviewed industry experts at the K 2007 show in Duesseldorf and Euromold 2007 in Frankfurt. Answers from the study confirm that industrial production is facing a paradigm shift: e-Manufacturing with laser-sintering is a key technology that will strongly compete with conventional technologies, such as casting, in the future.
e-Manufacturing delivers end products, functional parts and tools directly from CAD data. A laser heats and melts powdered plastics or metals layer by layer, until the build is complete and a final product can be taken out of the system. Whatever product is being manufactured, e-Manufacturing enables the creation of them with highly complex and filigreed structures and forms.
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