SLM for Drone
Drone and UAV hubs emphasize ultra-light airframes, motor mounts, camera gimbals, and battery trays where every gram counts. Aluminum 6061/7075 and selective titanium or polymers show up across the same airframe family — hence a wide industry aggregate band. Keep copy on weight, stiffness, and vibration, not on medical wipe-down or semiconductor cleanroom narratives.
Batch1 industry drone.
Process
SLM / DMLS powder-bed metal for this industry’s complex or consolidated parts — industry overlay covers use-cases and material mix; keep full powder-bed essays on SLM material hubs.
When drone uses this route
- Motor and ESC mounts trading mass for stiffness
- Camera / LiDAR gimbal brackets with multi-face features
- Battery trays and landing-gear fittings
- Lightweight arms and junction plates in 7075 or Ti
- Rapid airframe iterations before composite tooling
Typical parts
- Propulsion motor plates and vibration isolator brackets
- Gimbal yolks and camera decks
- Battery retention trays
- GPS / radio mast fittings
- Foldable arm hinges and latches
Industry DFM
- Pocketing for mass reduction can leave chatter-prone thin webs
- Titanium children explode cycle time vs 6061 — budget accordingly
- Thread inserts in thin Al need boss thickness
- Anodize color matching across batches is cosmetic scope — specify if required
- No fake “UAV type certification” badges in page copy
Material mix
DFM on industry hubs is application-framed (environment, sealing, weight, cleanability, thermal path). Do not paste the full process capability essay or the material-hub alloy DFM list verbatim.
Industry hub bands aggregate across child materials. Qty10 mid often sits between soft aluminum floors and higher titanium/stainless/PEEK leaves — explain the span as a material mix, not as a fake “industry surcharge.” Never invent dollar deltas beyond hub_price_ranges.json.
One-liner only: powder-bed metal. Defer support/orientation essays to SLM material hubs.
Public price range
Aggregated from Batch1 child leaves for this hub (4 pages). USD, rates v1.1, public ±12% on the 50×50×20 mm sample. Compare qty 10 $4022.82 ($2464.15–$4678.72).
| Qty | Low | Mid | High | Status | Leaves priced | Lead days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $411.71 | $630.88 | $729.67 | priced | 4 | 8–12 (mid 10) |
| 10 | $2464.15 | $4022.82 | $4678.72 | priced | 4 | 8–12 (mid 10) |
| 100 | — | — | — | needs_manual | 0 | — |
| 500 | — | — | — | needs_manual | 0 | — |
Qty10 mid spans light aluminum drone parts through titanium/polymer outliers in the child set. Aggregate only — no invented UAV fee. Industry hub bands aggregate across child materials. Qty10 mid often sits between soft aluminum floors and higher titanium/stainless/PEEK leaves — explain the span as a material mix, not as a fake “industry surcharge.” Never invent dollar deltas beyond hub_price_ranges.json. Some child leaves are mixed, so a band uses only children that published a number. Not a confirmed order price.
Process comparison
Qty 10 public mid is the median of process×material hub mids, with the span of those mids in parentheses. Tolerance labels and finish names come from the hubs-enrich pack. The machine-rate column is the rates card, not a part price.
| Process | Qty 10 price band | Tolerance | Finishes | DFM | Machine rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNC 3-axis (CNC 三轴) | $117.92 median ($80–$290.74) | ISO 2768-m; ±0.05 mm; ±0.025 mm; tighter needs manual | 8: Bead Blast, Powder Coat, Polish, Nickel/Zinc Plate, Anodize, Hard Anodize, Black Oxide, Passivate | On 3-axis mills, walls thinner than 0.8 mm (2V/A proxy) chatter and deflect under end-mill load — thicken or add ribs before quoting as production. | $25/h, setup $30 |
| CNC 5-axis (CNC 五轴) | $117.92 median ($80–$290.74) | ISO 2768-m; ±0.05 mm; ±0.025 mm; tighter needs manual | 8: Bead Blast, Powder Coat, Polish, Nickel/Zinc Plate, Anodize, Hard Anodize, Black Oxide, Passivate | 5-axis simultaneous moves need clearance for spindle/holder; long stick-out past thin walls under 0.8 mm risks collision and chatter — shorten tools or thicken local stock. | $55/h, setup $60 |
| CNC Turning (CNC 车削) | $117.92 median ($80–$290.74) | ISO 2768-m; ±0.05 mm; ±0.025 mm; tighter needs manual | 8: Bead Blast, Powder Coat, Polish, Nickel/Zinc Plate, Anodize, Hard Anodize, Black Oxide, Passivate | Turned bars with length/diameter above ~3–4× without a tailstock or steady rest chatter; thin tubular walls under 0.8 mm amplify ovality under chuck pressure. | $22/h, setup $20 |
| SLM / DMLS (SLM / DMLS) | $4022.82 median ($2800.17–$4177.43) | ISO 2768-m; tighter needs manual | 8: Bead Blast, Powder Coat, Polish, Nickel/Zinc Plate, Black Oxide, Passivate, Anodize, Hard Anodize | SLM thin-wall proxy under 0.8 mm (same threshold family as CNC) risks incomplete melt tracks and warp — thicken or orient flat to plate. | $45/h, support removal min $15/part |
Drone material children commonly include al-6061, al-7075, ti-6al-4v, and polymers — choose the leaf that matches mass targets.
Child pages
Questions
What price does SLM for Drone show?
Qty10 mid spans light aluminum drone parts through titanium/polymer outliers in the child set. Aggregate only — no invented UAV fee. Aggregate across 4 Batch1 materials: qty 10 mid $4022.82 ($2464.15–$4678.72) (USD, public ±12%, rates v1.1). Open a material child for one alloy. Nothing is invented. This hub is authorized for index, follow (not a ranking claim).
Are typical Drone parts listed?
Named production parts are not in the hubs-enrich pack. The page lists DFM one-liners and Batch1 material children for this industry. Empty means not loaded.
When can this page be indexed?
Not from this pack. SPEC §15.1 keeps process hubs index, follow, and out of the sitemap even when indexable_hint is props_ready. Indexing stays a quality-gate decision on combination pages.