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Question 50

An industrial manufacturing cell operates a high-precision 3D printer to fabricate custom titanium implants. The stages required to produce a single batch of implants are listed in the table below.

Process StageDuration in minutes
Chamber pre-heat and vacuum pump down11
Direct metal laser sintering (DMLS)24
Inert gas cooling phase8
Ultrasonic debris removal4
Extraction and chamber vacuuming3

At the end of each week, the sintering machine must undergo a comprehensive powder sieving and filter replacement procedure. This maintenance takes 90 minutes.

Construct a general expression to show how many batches of implants can be fabricated in any number of hours (hhh).

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