About the name
LPBF stands for laser powder bed fusion, one of the main processes in industrial metal 3D printing: a laser melts thin layers of metal powder, one slice at a time, to build a part. Engineers in additive manufacturing use the abbreviation constantly, and LPBF.ai puts it on the extension of the AI industry.
The name fits software that monitors builds and detects defects with machine learning, tools that optimise laser parameters, machine makers' AI platforms and service bureaus that print metal parts. Four letters are easy to fit on a logo, an app or a product badge. Together with PowderBed.ai and PowderBedAI.com, it can form a complete naming set for one company.
Three ways to use it
- AI software that watches each layer of a metal print and flags defects.
- A parameter-optimisation tool for new alloys and machines.
- The technical brand of a metal 3D printing service bureau.