1. Fast Value

2. The business of ADDITIVA
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ADDITIVA manufactures metal parts using the most advanced
AM - Additive Manufacturing technologies,
supporting the customer right from the design process.

3. Metal AM: current available technologies
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All these technologies enable the manufacturing of functional prototypes and definitive parts
without requiring the development and implementation of molds and tooling.
DMLS/SLM is the most widely used Metal AM technology.
Selective Laser Melting
(SLM)
Electron Beam Melting
(EBM)
Direct Metal Laser
Sintering (DMLS)
Laser Metal Deposition
(LMD)
Powder Bed Fusion Direct Energy Deposition

4. Metal AM: Selective Laser Melting (SLM)
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5. Metal AM enables several advantages over conventional
manufacturing processes:
 maximum weight reduction by using just the
necessary amount of material
 maximum freedom while designing (it enables
extremely complex geometries)
 highest level of part customization
 no cost for tooling or other production equipment
 reduced cost and time from design to prototype
 reduction of set-up costs (switching from one
product to the next)
 competitiveness even for small production batches
 no scraps, no waste
Metal AM: the main benefits
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6. Metal AM: the range of metal powders
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The DMLS/SLM technology allows the production of metal parts with a melting
density close to 100%, in several alloys such as:
 Titanium
 Inconel 625
 Inconel 718
 Aluminum
 Stainless steel 17-4 PH
 Stainless steel 316L
 Maraging hot-work steel
 Cobalt Chrome
 Bronze

7. Metal AM: industries & applications
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The industries that benefit the most from the application of laser sintering/melting of
metal powders are:
 Aerospace & Defence
 Racing & Motorsport
 Automotive (Concept & High End Car)
 Energy
 Engineering & Tooling
 Machinery construction
 Medical / Dental
 Jewellery, Design, Fashion

8. Metal AM: industries & applications
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Racing, Concept Car,
High-end Automotive
 components for
exhaust systems
 aerodynamic parts
 cooling ducts
 heat sink, honeycomb
structure cooler
 pump systems
 connectors
 high pressure pipes
 fittings, flanges, levers
 pedals
Aerospace & Defence
 jet engine
components
 electronic system
boxes
 optical support
components
 propeller hub
 lightweight structures
with thin walls
 bionic components
Energy & Machinery
Construction
 liquid cooled fan
blades
 microturbines
 heatsink and cooler
 propeller, airscrew
 gears
 pipes and fittings
 grippers
 tooling
 molds, mold inserts
Motorbike & Bike
 brake system parts
 components for the
exhaust system
 heat sink and cooler
 special pistons
 brake levers
 pedals
 seatposts
 lightweight
handlebars
Healthcare
 prosthesis for
orthopedic implants

9. Metal AM: some applications
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10. Metal AM: some applications
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11. Parts for racing engines (Aluminum AlSi10Mg)
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12. Supply pump for classic cars (Aluminum AlSi10Mg)
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13. Exhaust pipes (Inconel 625) / Wind tunnel components (Stainless Steel 17-4PH)
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14. Metal AM: applications for moulding
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15. Metal AM: turbine blades
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a) As-built turbine blade with rough surface and cross-sectional cut through the blade, showing internal air
cooling channels
b) Finished blade after surface treatment
c) A neutron radiograph showing the internal air cooling channels, which help to maintain the mechanical
integrity of the blade at high operating temperatures
Courtesy of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managed for the United States Department of Energy by UT-Battelle; reproduced with permission from ASM International.

16. Metal AM: applications for lightening
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17. Metal AM: orthopedic solutions
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Trabecular Titanium represents the next generation
in additive manufacturing technology designed to
resemble the natural bone

18. Metal AM: orthopedic solutions
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19. Metal AM: orthopedic solutions
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20. ADDITIVA: the company business model

21. ADDITIVA: the company business model
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ADDITIVA supports customers from design to manufacturing, offering the following
services:
1. collaborative design (DFAM – Design For Additive Manufacturing)
2. production using Metal AM technologies
3. post-processing (completing the production process with heat treatments,
machining, surface treatments)
4. quality control and testing

22. ADDITIVA: the market offering
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Support in the 3D model
design
FEM analysis and
topological optimization
3D model processing in
STL format.
3D model slicing in layers
Supports design and 3D
model placement in the
sintering volume
Laser sintering process
Heat treatment
Parts removal from the
platform, supports
removal from the parts
Machining processes
and surface treatments
Destructive laboratory
tests
Non-destructive
laboratory tests
Dimensional control
Tomography
3D model processing Manufacturing Quality controls

23. ADDITIVA: design for additive manufacturing (DFAM)
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The DFAM - Design for Additive Manufacturing service enables collaborative design
with the customer, encouraging overall understanding and exploitation of the
advantages, benefits and strengths of Metal AM technologies.
We perform Finite Element Analysis and Topological Optimization to verify
displacements and stresses occurring on the component as a result of operating loads
(strength, pressure, acceleration, temperature, contact between components). The
outcome is the possibility to fine tune the design, reaching an extremely optimized
part, lightweight and subject to uniform loading, without undue material.

24. ADDITIVA: the DFAM workflow
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Initial 3D model Assign loading conditions,
FEA and topology optimisation
Shape refinement and
surface optimisation
Verify performance
of optimised part
Workflow overview

25. ADDITIVA: quality tests and inspections
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3D scanning by CMM
Coordinate Measuring
Machine
Metal powder certification
Digital caliper controls 3D Scanning - Tomography
Scanning Electron
Microscopy / Xray
Spectroscopy
Penetrant test

26. Contacts
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Fabio Baiocchi
fabio.baiocchi@additivalab.com
phone: +39 059 8677841
mobile: +39 347 2343494
Francesco Parea
francesco.parea@additivalab.com
phone: +39 059 8677842
mobile: +39 331 2800383
ADDITIVA
Via Caterina Zambelli 79
41126 Modena (MO) - ITALY
phone: +39 059 8677847
www.additivalab.com