Free Float or support free: a new generation metal 3D printing facility

该项目旨在建立新一代金属3D打印研究设施，以实现更快，更具成本效益和更环保的复杂金属部件3D打印，同时提供比当前金属3D打印工艺更大的设计自由度。这对于这项新兴技术的前沿研究和加速澳大利亚制造业对其的采用非常重要。预期成果包括最先进的激光金属3D打印机，高度创新的金属3D打印研发能力，与工业需求的更紧密结合，以及未来金属3D打印研究人员的培训。这将有利于国防、空间、航空航天、生物医学、清洁能源、化学加工等行业。

This project aims to establish a new generation metal 3D printing research facility that allows faster, more cost-effective, and greener 3D printing of complex metal parts, while offering greater design freedom than current metal 3D printing processes. This is important for cutting-edge research into this emerging technology and accelerating its adoption by Australian manufacturing. Expected outcomes include a state-of-the-art laser metal 3D printer, highly innovative metal 3D printing research and development capabilities, closer integration with industrial needs, and training of future metal 3D printing researchers. This should benefit the defence, space, aerospace, biomedical, clean energy, chemical processing and other industries.