Precise Thermal Management for Additive Manufacturing

PublishTime：2022-05-31

Additive manufacturing, better known as 3D printing, is an emerging application that is finding an expanding purpose in the manufacturing process. Once primarily used for quickly making prototype parts, 3D printing is now also used to digitize workflow and manufacture production quality final products. There are many different types of 3D printing methods used to physically create a desired object. In this application note, we will focus on powder bed 3D printing, which utilizes heat from a laser-beam, electron-beam or a thermal printhead to melt material together and create a solid object.
To optimize 3D printing performance, the laser- and electron-beam optics must be efficiently cooled. Precise cooling is also needed to help control the viscosity of the liquid powder as it is dispensed onto the surface of the thermal printhead. Power sources often need to be cooled as well. Refrigerated chiller systems are the preferred method for cooling the thermally sensitive additive manufacturing system, while thermoelectric coolers can also be used for spot cooling components.

Brand of Product：	Laird Thermal Systems
Part#：	UTX Series 、 UTX 、 UltraTEC™ UTX Series 、 UltraTEC™ UTX 、 UltraTEC UTX Series 、 UltraTEC UTX More Part#
Product Category：	thermoelectric coolers 、 Compressor-based refrigeration systems 、 Nextreme™ Recirculating Chiller Platform 、 Nextreme Recirculating Chillers More
Application：	[ Additive Manufacturing ][ 3D printing ] More
Data Type：	Application note & Design Guide More
Safety & Environment Standards：	More
Operating Temperature：	Please see the document for details
Qualification Grade：	More
Qualification Approval：	More
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Language：	English Chinese Chinese and English Japanese
Date of Creation：	2021/6/4
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Data Size：	3.1 MB

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