Investor Presentaiton
Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF)
Sole AM technology with widespread industrial use
Superior mechanical properties...
Size /
Geometric
Freedom
SLM
SOLUTIONS
...make LPBF the leading AM technology in the market today and tomorrow
■ Size of parts only limited by machine chamber size
Outperforming in terms of absolute size and variability of
part thickness
☐
Geometry complexity is for free, allowing for topology
optimization that is without limits
Constantly high mechanical properties
Mechanical
Low porosity
Properties
High density
Wide
Material
Choice
Compared to all other additive technologies LPBF offering
greatest number of input materials.
Any material that can be welded can be processed
technology 20211)
Investment related to
Installed base (units) by
AM in next years²)
Other
5
(Laser)
Powder Bed
Fusion
84%
1%
Binder Jet
3%
Metal FDM
6%
Direct Energy
Deposition
7%
Industrialization Index
4
3
Metal AM Maturity Index 2022
Wire Laser
Beam ED
L-PBF
Widespread
industrial use
Time until industrial use
• Index reached
Less than 2 years
● 2 to 5 years
More than 5 years
Wire Electric Arc ED-
Metal Filament ME
Coldspray
Friction Energy Deposition-
Nanoparticle Jetting
Ultrasonic Energy Deposition
Area-wise L-PBF
Metal Lithography
E-PBF
Powder Laser
Beam ED
Wire Plasma Arc ED
Binder Jetting
Metal Pellet ME
6
Hybrid Binder Jetting
Metal SLS
Mold Slurry Deposition
Liquid Metal Printing
Industrial use
First
applications
Prototype
system
Proof of
AMPOWER
concept
Source: addive-manufactur-report.com
Copyright 2022 Ampower GmbH & Co. KG
0
0
1
2
3
4
5
Technology Maturity Index
20%
22%
60%
One Step-
Processing
Little to no post-production increases "first time right
potential"
Enabling thin wall sections
Consistently accurate geometrical output due to
controlled and predictable part shrinkage and distortion
9%
Electron
Source: 1) AM Power Report 2022 2) Survey by Barnes Global Advisors: "What capital equipment related to metal AM does your company plan to purchase in the next 2-5
years?"
Beam Powder
Bed Fusion
Directed
Energy
Deposition
Binder Jet
Laser Powder
Bed Fusion
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