An Optomec LENS MTS 500 Directed Energy Deposition (DED) hybrid metal additive-subtractive manufacturing tool is available. Features of this tool include capability to deposit highly-oxidizable materials and highly-reflective materials in addition to stainless steel and nickel superalloys; simultaneous deposition of four materials; build volume of 500×325×350 mm.

We recently retrofitted our DED tool with in-situ 2D X-ray Diffraction for real-time analysis of the structure of printed parts during manufacturing.