3D Printing for Turbomachinery & Turbines
Design Freedom for Higher Efficiency, Lower Emissions, and Faster Cycles
Turbomachinery is the backbone of global power generation. But rising efficiency demands, stricter emissions, and the shift toward hydrogen fuel are pushing conventional manufacturing to its limits. Extreme temperatures, complex loading, and intricate flow dynamics require designs that traditional methods cannot achieve. Cooling inefficiencies, mixing limitations, and long development or repair cycles all restrict turbine performance.
Additive Manufacturing Sets New Standards in Turbine Technology
With metal 3D printing (DMLS), manufacturers gain advanced internal cooling architectures, integrated burners and mixing systems, hydrogen-ready combustion solutions, and dramatically shorter development cycles. EOS AM technology is field-proven in commercial turbines and trusted by leading OEMs worldwide to drive the next leap in efficiency, durability, and emission reduction.
Advantages of 3D Printed Turbine Parts
3D Printing Applications in the Turbomachinery Industry
EOS Projects From Practice
AM for Turbomachinery
Whether you aim to improve efficiency, reduce emissions, enable hydrogen capability, or modernize repair strategies; Additive Manufacturing is the key technology driving the next evolution of turbomachinery.
EOS is Your Proven AM Partner for Turbomachinery
We empowers manufacturers to turn AM into a competitive advantage across their turbomachinery portfolio. We deliver everything required for successful, scalable turbine production:
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Industrial metal AM systems engineered for serial manufacturing (EOS M 290, EOS M 400-4)
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High-temperature superalloys optimized for LPBF (IN939, IN738, NickelAlloy HX)
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Process monitoring, validated parameters, and reproducible quality
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Field-proven turbine applications with OEMs and leading service organizations
Material Solutions & Siemens
The collaboration between Siemens, Material Solutions, and EOS demonstrates that industrial metal 3D printing is a reliable solution even for high-stress, rotating components. Together, the teams developed a new turbine blade using Siemens NX, produced on EOS systems and manufactured by Material Solutions.
- Performance increased to 13,000 rpm
- 75 % shorter development time
- 50 % faster lead time
- Can be used with ambient temperatures of up to 1,250 °C
Siemens
Siemens required a faster method to repair high-temperature burner tips. AM enables direct rebuild of worn areas, reduces repair steps, and upgrades older burners to current designs.
- Innovative: older burners upgraded to current technology
- Cost-effective: early, significant cost savings
- –90% repair time: dramatically faster repair process
Siemens
Siemens relies on an EOS system to manufacture burner fronts featuring functional integration – redesigned with Siemens NX and manufactured in series on an EOS M 400-4 from EOS NickelAlloy HX.
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Manufactured as 1 single component instead of 13
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Significantly reduced material use and weight
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Lead time reduced from 26 weeks to just 3 weeks
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Reduced thermal loading increases component lifetime
Euro-K
Euro-K developed a highly versatile burner capable of handling both gaseous and liquid fuels. The AM-optimized geometry even enables the use of challenging fuels such as fusel oils from alcohol distillation.
The burner’s innovative design also allowed a 20% reduction in combustion chamber size.
EOS NickelAlloy IN738
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MEtal System
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EOS NickelAlloy 247
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3D Printing for Aviation
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THE AM WAY
Siemens Energy & Eon | SUCCESS STORY
Together with Siemens Energy, E.ON, EOS is paving the AM Way toward serial additive production and fully flexible gas turbines operating from 100% natural gas to 100% hydrogen.
