ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Additive Manufacturing is a relatively young technology that involves the layer-by-layer addition of
material in solid, liquid or powder form to create parts. It is ideally suited for producing complex
parts with small production batches. The industrial applications of these techniques as well as the
advantages and disadvantages of Additive Manufacturing are explored and an overview of the
different Additive Manufacturing techniques is detailed. Selective Laser Melting is one Additive
Manufacturing technique that is discussed further and the characteristics of the M2 Laser CUSING
machine and the EOSINT M 270 machine are detailed. A capability profile of various Additive
Manufacturing machines is ultimately formed and this capability profile is used to identify the
applicability of the different machine types to the Tooling, Medical and Aerospace/Motor Industries.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Toevoegende Vervaardiging is 'n nuwe tegnologie wat behels dat laag-vir-laag toevoeging van
materiaal in die vaste-, vloeistof of poeier vorm om produkte te maak. Dit is ideaal geskik vir die
vervaardiging van komplekse dele met 'n klein produksie lotte. Die industriële toepassings van
hierdie tegnieke asook die voordele en nadele van toevoegende vervaardiging is ondersoek en 'n
oorsig van die verskillende toevoeging vervaardiging tegnieke is bespreek. SLM is een Toevoegende
Vervaardiging tegniek wat verder bespreek is asook die kenmerke van die M2 Laser CUSING masjien
en die EOSINT M 270 masjien. 'n Vermoë profiel van verskeie Toevoeging Vervaardiging masjiene is
uiteindelik gevorm en hierdie moontlikheid profiel word gebruik om die toepaslikheid van die
verskillende tipes masjien met betrekking tot die Tooling, Mediese en Vlug / Motoriese Sektore.
