World’s largest EB-style 3D printer in the works for Turkish aerospace company

The Series 300 DED printer is designed to print structures nearly 20 ft. long.

Sciaky Inc. has received an order to custom-build one of its Series 300 EBAM (Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing) systems for Turkish Aerospace Industries. The high-deposition DED (directed energy deposition) printer is designed to print titanium structures nearly 20 ft. long.

According to Chicago-based Sciaky, a subsidiary of Phillips Service Industries Inc., the custom machine will be the largest EB-style printer in the world.

Its work envelope measures 6 m long by 2 m wide by 1.8 m high. Deposition rates exceed 20 kg of metal per hour for many metal alloys. A unique feature of the printer is that the user will be able to quickly switch over to performing EM-welding jobs. The customer intends to occasionally use the machine for applications that require welding and 3D printing.