{"id":55240,"date":"2025-03-31T09:31:39","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T07:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nae.fr\/2025\/03\/31\/additive-manufacturing-of-copper-a-survey-on-current-needs-and-challenges\/"},"modified":"2025-03-31T09:31:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T07:31:39","slug":"additive-manufacturing-of-copper-a-survey-on-current-needs-and-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nae.fr\/en\/2025\/03\/31\/additive-manufacturing-of-copper-a-survey-on-current-needs-and-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Additive Manufacturing of Copper\u2014A Survey on Current Needs and Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\nAdditive manufacturing (AM) of copper is subject to dynamic development regarding available processes and the quality of produced parts. While challenging, AM processes for copper provide parts with a quality comparable to other metallic material groups like steels. The reasons for the lower prevalence of additive manufacturing of copper components in industrial applications are currently not sufficiently researched, especially in light of the significant progress made in the maturity of this technology. A survey is used to investigate the assessments of protagonists in the field of copper AM. The needs of current and potential users of copper AM are analyzed and outlined. This study reveals that the most relevant technical limitation for users is the reduced surface quality of parts, while overall processes need to become less costly and more reliable to find broader use. Answers given hint to a higher degree of automation, the possibility of multi-material processing, and the upscaling of machine and part sizes as relevant future trends in the copper AM sector.\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/blockquote>\nPour en savoir plus : Additive Manufacturing of Copper\u2014A Survey on Current Needs and Challenges<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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