Bushing and method for producing a bushing

Abstract

A method for producing a bushing includes forming a cylindrical shell on an upper surface of an annular support by additive manufacturing. The annular support has an upper surface, a central opening, and a central longitudinal axis, and the cylindrical shell is formed from successively applied layers of melted metal and has a shell longitudinal axis colinear with the central longitudinal axis of the annular support. Forming the cylindrical shell may include forming an annular base on the annular support and forming a cylindrical shell main body on an upper surface of the annular base. The annular base may have a radial width greater than a radial thickness of the cylindrical shell main body.

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