Large Area Additive Manufacturing (LAAM) System

4.Large Area Additive Manufacturing (LAAM) System: Breakthrough in Large Area Additive Manufacturing (LAAM) System achieved at DRDO-Industry-Academia Centre of Excellence (DIA-CoE), IIT Hyderabad.

  • About: LAAM System is based on Powder-based Directed Energy Deposition technology for fabricating rocket components.

o Collaboration between IIT Hyderabad, DRDO’s Defence Research & Development Laboratory, and industry partners contributed to the success.

  • Key Features of the LAAM System: Indigenously designed with a build volume of 1m x 1m x

o-3m—one of the largest metal additive manufacturing machines in India.

o Based on Laser and Blown-Powder-based Direct Energy Deposition technology.

o Employs dual heads for thermal balancing and speed.

  • Recent Achievement: Successfully fabricated a one-meter-high component, marking progress in large-sized additive manufacturing.
  • Future Implications: It opens new possibilities for large-scale metal parts production and promotes growth and innovation in additive manufacturing in India.