Additive manufacturing is the process of building parts by joining the materials layer by layer from a CAD file.
The advantages of additive manufacturing are:
- Rapid production of manufacturing aids
- Reduces costly machining
- Increases efficiency
- Allows for production without tooling
- Reduces waste
Allows businesses to produce prototype parts on short lead time at a lower cost.
As the use of metal powders rapidly increases Quest 4 Alloys a leading supplier in stainless steels and nickel alloys can supply a vast range of metal powders.