Reduce prototype and part lead times from months to weeks, especially compared to castings/forgings
Reduce weight and mix multiple materials
Quickly test actual use in real environments
Print on demand and eliminate supply chain bottlenecks
Drive down the number of parts to assemble
Fewer operations, fewer handoffs
Use less material compared to subtractive processes
Materials
We can 3D print a variety of industrial metals including combinations of materials: steels, stainless steels, Invar®, nickel alloys, and bronze
Size
Open new possibilities: Large format metal additive parts are measured in feet or meters, not mere inches
Complexity
Tackle part geometries and features that are challenging or not possible for traditional casting or machining
Address low alloy steels, stainless steel and nickel alloys while maintaining necessary material properties
Open new possibilities – Large format metal additive parts are measured in feet or meters, not mere inches
Tackle part geometries too complex for traditional casting or machining
Optimal projects for large format metal additive include complex and sizable tooling, replacement parts, low volume production parts and functional prototypes
With large format wire-based metal additive manufacturing, the part is manipulated while depositing. Advanced software is critical to address complex path planning and coordinated motion between the robot and the positioner.
With large format wire-based metal additive manufacturing, the part is manipulated while depositing. Advanced software is critical to address complex path planning and coordinated motion between the robot and the positioner.
We have developed height sensing and adaptive feedback software to maintain tight customer-specified tolerances.
Complex part printing can be achieved using advanced robots collaborating with positioners and motion control software
Full control over the wire path for each layer allows for optimal process parameters and material deposition.
Eliminate tooling bottlenecks. Shorten delivery times on long lead products. Compress prototype design and test cycles.
Gain efficiency in your operations by letting Lincoln Electric Additive Solutions manufacture your long lead time parts.
By additively manufacturing the facesheets for large aerospace composite mold tools, delivery times for completed tools can be shortened by up to several weeks – potentially reducing delivery times of entire tools by as much as 60 percent.
Lincoln Electric Additive Solutions facilities are capable of providing complete, finished tools, including:
New tooling is often a bottleneck in getting new manufacturing operations up and running on time, particularly as engineers often need to accommodate last minute design changes. Additive manufacturing can eliminate the tooling bottleneck by significantly shortening the delivery lead time.
Get functional, large-scale prototype parts in days to weeks, not weeks to months.
Large castings and forgings can easily take several months to receive. Explore whether Lincoln Electric Additive Solutions can shave your lead times by several weeks.
Aerospace Composite Tooling | Automotive Functional Prototypes | Heavy Fabrication Replacement Parts
Save time, reduce direct and indirect costs and operate with greater efficiency compared to traditional manufacturing operations.
Metal additive solutions have been limited to smaller-sized parts using metal powders. While fast, customers have had to compromise on size, material waste and porosity limitations. Wire-based metal additive technology eliminates those trade-offs and delivers advantages over traditional manufacturing processes.
Lincoln Electric Additive Solutions is uniquely positioned in this space to bring the right experience and technologies to bear for your project, based on your material and application requirements. Using GMAW arc welding or laser hot-wire processes, we can tap into a deep well of welding deposit, equipment and automation knowledge to meet your needs. Every step is customized to deliver the material and design for your specific application. Every conversation is a collaboration between our team and yours. Every outcome is designed to meet your operational needs.
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Designing with additive in mind, we look for ways to reduce weight, increase strength, combine materials for best advantage, merge additive and subtractive processes and add functional features not possible using traditional manufacturing methods. Our goal is to reduce part costs, improve lead times and enhance part performance.
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This is our opportunity to confirm for your team and ours what will be delivered, including a final check on part design, build strategy, testing, prototyping and final processing.
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Parts are printed, monitored for bead height and positional stacking, inspected and moved to post processing as requested. Functional prototypes may require less processing, while low volume parts or field failure repair tasks may require finish machining.
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Parts are drop-shipped to your destination from start to finish in a few days or weeks compared to several weeks or months for many traditional machining or casting operations.
Low-Carbon (Mild) and High Strength Low-Alloy
3xx Series and 410 Martensitic for high-strength and moderate corrosion resistance
Nickel-Iron for low coefficient thermal expansion applications
A variety of nickel alloys for extreme temperature and corrosion environments
Nickel-Aluminum-Bronze alloys provide a combination of strength and resistance to wear and corrosion
Energy, Power Gen, Oil & Gas
Tool & Die
Transportation
Heavy Equipment
General Industrial
Aerospace & Defense
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At the AeroDef conference in Long Beach, Calif., Lincoln Electric’s Mark Douglass talks about acquiring Baker Industries, experimenting in additive manufacturing—and planning to specialize in large-format metal AM: parts that are larger than a microwave. AM is a significant “growth leg” in the 124-year-old firm’s just-hatched 2025 plan, he noted. Among the concrete examples in AM his firm can point to already: Oakridge National Labs now has three of Lincoln’s robotic AM systems for producing large metal parts. Lincoln is set to this year open a 3D printing facility in Cleveland.
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