HT Laser has 3D printed the world's first component suitable for forest machine using fossil-free material. The printed part is designed to be suitable for
SSAB produces premium sustainable powder grades for additive manufacturing. SSAB uses fossil-free steel as raw material and has complete control of the powder production process, gas atomization, thereby ensuring top quality and the right powder sizes for their partners.
"HT Laser has a long-term partnership with both SSAB and
"HT Laser has made a significant breakthrough by 3D printing the first component suitable for a forest machine using fossil-free material. It is good to continue the concept testing of new future material and manufacturing technology as a manufacturing option for forest machine parts and to test environmentally friendly components in
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HT Laser started 3D metal printing in 2017. With 3D metal printing, qualitatively suitable parts are achieved using a fully optimized amount of material. Printing enables minimized material use as well as a lower environmental load compared to traditional processing. SSAB's product development brings a new level of sustainability to design possibilities.
“Sustainable manufacturing is essential for the future and together with HT Laser and
HT Laser aims to provide over 1,000 of its customers with sustainability in the value chain. "We always help our customers take the next steps in sustainable development in terms of the environmental savings made possible by lightweight structures of different sizes, material choices and product development. For example, in this forest machine component, we used topology optimization in the design phase of the piece to lighten the mass and find the optimal shape for the purpose,” sums up Teiskonen.
The component can be seen at the Alihankinta subcontracting trade fair on
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