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What are the key advantages of SLM 3D printing compared with other metal manufacturing technologies?

Last updated on Apr 02, 2026

SLM is the most common industrial metal 3D printing technology at present, with core advantages: it can directly form metal parts with arbitrary complex shapes and complete metallurgical bonding (density over 99%) without cutting tools and molds; the production cycle of complex metal parts is greatly shortened, and it can realize the integrated forming of complex internal cavities and lattice structures that are difficult to process by traditional CNC machining. It also supports online remote operation, which is conducive to the automation of metal part production.