In the survey of 23 additive manufacturing representatives, 78% of respondents assessed the issue of occupational health as very challenging or at least challenging, while 74% of the AM experts reportedly found it difficult to achieve repeatable cleaning results when powder is removed manually. Some 70% perceived quality as an important issue.
Solukon says that 70% of respondents also reported that the handling of heavy weight metal parts as a challenge.
Only 35% of rated powder recovery and disposal of powder as challenging.
