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Powder Bed Fusion (PBF) was one of the earliest and remains one of the most versatile AM processes, being well-suited for polymers and metals and, to a lesser extent, ceramics and composites. There are an increasing number of machine variants for fusing powders using different energy sources. The most active area of development is for metal PBF processes using lasers. Laser-Based Powder Bed Fusion (LB-PBF) processes are of great interest across many industries as a means of direct manufacturing. This chapter will cover various approaches to PBF, issues surrounding the handling of powders, and the growing types of applications for these technologies.
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Gibson, I., Rosen, D., Stucker, B., Khorasani, M. (2021). Powder Bed Fusion. In: Additive Manufacturing Technologies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56127-7_5
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