How Nitrogen Boosters Enhance Additive Manufacturing Productivity

Additive manufacturing—especially powder-bed fusion methods like SLM and DMLM—requires an oxygen-free chamber to prevent oxidation, improve surface finish, and maintain mechanical properties. Nitrogen is used to purge and maintain this inert environment, preventing discolouration and dust hazards throughout long print cycles. Once the print chamber is purged, builders continue injecting nitrogen to suppress residual oxygen and support consistent layer bonding over hours-long build jobs.  2. What a Nitrogen Booster Does A nitrogen booster compressor takes low-pressure nitrogen—typically from a PSA/membrane generator or vaporized LN₂—and increases it to the pressure needed for additive manufacturing equipment or storage buffer tanks. This is especially valuable when large printers require pressures of 6–10 bar or […]