Project management and design – your path to additive manufacturing of metal components

Behind every successful product is a strong idea. Turning it into a marketable metal component requires structured project management and experienced partners. 3D Laser BW offers you comprehensive support – from requirements analysis to the finished metal component.
The specialists at 3D Laser BW analyze your objectives, identify technical requirements, and accompany you through every single step: from feasibility analysis and material selection to production. Whether it's a prototype, small series, or functionally integrated components, your project will be implemented efficiently and purposefully.

• Recording and analysis of your requirements
• Selection of the optimal manufacturing process, e.g., laser melting, sand casting, investment casting, or CNC machining
• Technical feasibility studies and cost evaluation
• Scheduling, milestone monitoring, and risk management
• Coordination of all project participants and interfaces

Through this structured approach, the specialists at 3D Laser BW ensure that your products are developed quickly, efficiently, and ready for market.

Thanks to interdisciplinary teams, 3D Laser BW works with you to find the optimal manufacturing process. Depending on the component requirements, the experts combine modern methods such as:

• Selective laser melting (SLM) for highly complex geometries
• Sand casting or investment casting for larger batch sizes
• 5-axis CNC machining for high-precision machining of components or for post-processing your 3D-printed metal parts 

The recommendation is always based on a balanced consideration of technical feasibility, costs, delivery time, and post-processing effort.

In additive manufacturing, the quality of the component does not begin in the machine, but in the design. The designers at 3D Laser BW develop components that are perfectly matched to the respective 3D printing process, the desired materials, and the subsequent application.
They work with you as partners from the initial design draft to the production-ready 3D design.

Using modern optimization tools, the design department at 3D Laser BW designs components to be material-efficient and load-bearing. The aim is to reduce mass while increasing strength – ideal for lightweight construction applications in the automotive and aerospace industries.

Functionality begins in the design phase: intelligent functional integration combines multiple components into a single 3D-printed element, reducing assembly costs, minimizing sources of error, and optimizing manufacturing and maintenance processes – a real advantage for you as a customer!

Lightweight, stable, powerful: Our designers at 3D Laser BW develop lightweight, powerful components through the targeted use of bionic structures, variable wall thicknesses, and cavities, without compromising on stability. This improves the energy efficiency and dynamics of your systems.

For applications in tool and mold making, 3D Laser BW implements highly complex, geometry-close cooling channels. The result: improved temperature control, shorter cycle times, and significantly higher component quality in series production.

The design engineers at 3D Laser BW support you as a trusted partner through every phase: from the initial design concept to production-ready 3D modeling.

Selective laser melting (SLM) as an additive manufacturing process enables the fast, tool-free implementation of your ideas into functional prototypes.
Based on your CAD data, 3D Laser BW manufactures these functional prototypes with high dimensional accuracy, without the need for complex tools or mold inserts.

Within a few days, a digital model is turned into a tangible prototype, ideal for testing, design validation, and market launches.

Whether filigree structures, internal channels, or complex geometries, 3D printing of metal components offers almost limitless design possibilities.

Additive manufacturing eliminates setup and tooling costs, particularly advantageous for one-off items, functional samples, or pre-production series.

Whether aluminum, stainless steel, Inconel 718, or tool steel: 3D Laser BW processes a wide range of metal powders tailored to your technical and functional requirements.

Once your component has been validated, your competent contacts at 3D Laser BW will guide you through the economic production process. The machinery is designed for hybrid manufacturing strategies – for precise, resilient, and scalable series solutions.

At 3D Laser BW, quality is our top priority. The processes are subject to continuous quality management that covers all production steps – regardless of the process or batch size. Learn more about the quality assurance measures at 3D Laser BW below.

All metal powders used for 3D printing are tested, documented, and certified.

All production equipment is regularly checked for dimensional accuracy, process stability, and repeatability.

Each component is individually tested, e.g., using 3D measurement technology, visual inspection, or functional testing.

Your data is optimally protected thanks to cybersecurity technologies, encryption, and secure networks.

3D Laser BW's responsibility does not end at the company gate. On request, the specialists at 3D Laser BW will take care of the entire logistics for your products. From packaging and shipping to on-time delivery.
Thanks to digital planning and reliable partners, even short-term delivery dates can be met.

Our logistics advantages at a glance:

• On-time delivery, even for express and special orders
• Customized packaging with component protection according to quality specifications
• Shipping documentation and tracking

3D Laser BW is your expert partner for the industrial additive manufacturing of metal parts, from the initial idea to series production. With sound project management, intelligent design, state-of-the-art technologies such as selective laser melting/laser powder bed fusion, and a strong understanding of quality, our specialists develop solutions that set new standards.
Do you have an idea? 3D Laser BW will turn it into a product – efficiently, precisely, and with an eye to the future.