The company has become a leader in the aerospace
additive manufacturing industry, serving the world's largest aerospace OEMs including Boeing, Honeywell, Collins Aerospace and numerous others.
Aerospace
additive manufacturing (AM) refers to the making of aircrafts and its parts using futuristic 3D printing technology.
So far there have been no procedures and processes for this worldwide, but these have now been developed in close collaboration with thyssenkrupp TechCenter
Additive Manufacturing.
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Additive manufacturing will play a decisive role in how industries and industrial processes will look in the future.
Dela Pena also led the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the
Additive Manufacturing Center (AMCen) at the Metals Industry Research and Development Center, a facility which aspires to be the country's leading research center in innovative 3D printing technologies, processes, and materials.
The
additive manufacturing research industry will open the doors to previously unimaginable possibilities, and every single 3D-printed product will unfold more innovations.
Ralf Kimmel, general manager of the Trumpf laser division in North America, commented that the use of multiple lasers in
additive manufacturing, the increasing size of parts being manufactured, the rise in the number of materials being qualified for
additive manufacturing, and the improved consistency in quality being achieved over the build plate, are all examples of development steps happening within the sector.
The laboratory has expanded its scope for chemical analysis for
additive manufacturing following investments in a fusion analyser, microwave destruction system and equipment to carry out inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES), it said.
Although it seems universities are lacking in suitable coverage of
additive manufacturing in their curricula, there are training courses currently available from entities such as ASTM, SAE, SME and Renishaw, which according to Orme are a very good stop-gap measure until the universities get up to speed with industry requirements.
Additive manufacturing is the process by which manufacturers combine materials to make products such as medical instruments, kitchen appliances, building components and even firearms.
The MTC is home to the National Centre for
Additive Manufacturing and has the most comprehensive combination of equipment and capability in Europe.
Isar looked to partner with an
additive manufacturing expert to build the prototype.
Additive manufacturing's ability to accelerate the design and prototyping process, without the expense of tooling, is one of its key benefits
Hoboken, NJ, October 21, 2018 --(PR.com)-- Defense Strategies Institute's 3rd Military
Additive Manufacturing Summit & Technology Showcase will take place on February 6-7, 2019 at CAMLS Center in Tampa, Florida.
In June,
additive manufacturing company Thermwood (thermwood.com) announced it had completed the installation of a 10 feet x 40 feet microfactory at Local Motors.
