Chervona Hvilya, a Ukrainian manufacturer of electron beam melting (EBM) equipment, recently demonstrated its latest metal additive manufacturing technology xBeam at the RAPID + TCT exhibition.
xBeam uses a hollow cone-shaped electron beam as a heating source and a coaxial supply raw material line to quickly produce high-quality metal 3D printed parts. British research and technology agency TWI took the lead in ordering an 18 / I metal 3D printer using the xBeam system.
"The characteristics of the xBeam system and its unique coaxial supply raw material line will open up more exploration opportunities for the use of wire 3D printed parts. The system is highly flexible and at the same time has precise process control. We are pleased to be the first The xBeam coaxial system produces large components for the aerospace industry, "said Sofia Del Pozo, senior project leader at TWI.
xBeam additive manufacturing
Chervona Hvilya has 25 years of experience in the development of electron beam melting additive manufacturing technology. The Division mainly uses electron beam melting technology to produce high-quality titanium ingots from titanium waste and sponge titanium. The division began developing xBeam technology in 2014.
According to reports, the patented solution is based on the ability of a gas-discharge electron-beam gun to generate a hollow conical electron beam to achieve a uniquely controlled physical condition for precisely controlled metal deposition. The first xBeam prototype was launched in 2016 and commercialized in 2018.