1. Your FREEDOM in Additive Manufacturing

2. Agenda
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 About LayerWise
 Metal Additive Manufacturing
 Applications
 Design tips
 Future outlook
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3. About LayerWise
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 LayerWise was incorporated in 2008 as a spin-off from
Who We Are
K.U.Leuven-PMA
 Unique technological expertise in Metal Additive
Manufacturing since 2001
 Unique focus on developing new AM applications together
with clients
Increase your added value through advantages
of Metal Additive Manufacturing
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4. LayerWise
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LayerWise NV
Medical &
Industrial R&D
Dental
prototypes technology
engineering material
series production software
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ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 certified

5. Focus on production
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 ProtoWise
LayerWise NV PROTOTYPING
 guaranteed turn-around for prototyping parts
Belgium
 PartWise
 Series from 1 up to 25.000 parts
INDUSTRIAL
 ToolWise PRODUCTION
 Toolinserts out of hardened tool steel PARTS
 Co-Engineering
 CustomWise
 Customized medical products and implants MEDICAL
(PATIENT SPECIFIC)
 DentWise PRODUCTION PARTS
 implant supported dental frameworks
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6. Metal Additive Manufacturing
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Principle  Directly from 3D CAD
 Layer-wise production
 3D components by
successive connection
of thin 2D layers
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7. Metal Additive Manufacturing
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Principle
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8. Metal Additive Manufacturing
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 Materials:
LayerWise
 Stainless steels: 316L, 17-4, 15-5  Bronze alloy
 Hardenable steel: 1.2709  Co-Cr
 Titanium (pure, Ti6Al4V, …)  Inconel 718
 Aluminium, Hastelloy
 Specifications
Maximum build volume 250x250x200 mm
250x200x410 mm
Density  100 %
Typical part accuracy* ± 50 µm
Typical surface roughness* # 5 µm Ra – 40 µm Rz
Minimal wall thickness 0.200 mm
Resolution 0.005 mm
* dependent on part geometry # can be improved by LayerWise SILC treatment
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9. Add value
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cooling &
heating
enhance flow
isolation
weight
reduction
function
integration
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10. Conformal cooling
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Benefits  Conformal cooling channels
 Cycle time reduction (15 …. 60%)
 Improved quality of molded part
 no hot spots
 eliminate warpage
 eliminate internal stress
 Improved durability of mould
 Cost reduction
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11. Conformal cooling
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Integrated
channels
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12. Conformal cooling
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Design DeNayer Hogeschool
Complete surface cooling
Discrete channels
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13. Conformal cooling
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380 mm, channel Ø 2 mm
Long channels
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14. Medical applications

15. Orthopedic applications
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Hip  Patient-specific joint prostheses
 Integration of defect-filling and load-
Courtesy of Mobelife
bearing scaffold
 Interfacing with standard
components
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16. Bone scaffolds
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 High resolution and accuracy
 Very good repeatability (size, strength,
stiffness)
 Many unit-cells possible
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17. Cranial and maxillofacial applications
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Design &
production
Courtesy of OBL
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18. Conclusion
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 High quality material
 Add value to you components
 Solution for
heating,
cooling,
geometry problems
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19. Contact details
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LayerWise N.V.
Kapeldreef 60
3001 Leuven
Belgium
tel: +32 16 29 84 20
fax: +32 16 29 83 19
www.layerwise.com
info@layerwise.com
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