Titomic Limited, Australia, has received a Statement of Qualification from Det Norske Veritas to use its low- and medium-pressure systems for applying protective, corrosion-resistant aluminum coatings in the field for the oil and gas sector.
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The deployable cold spray metal additive manufacturing technology from SPEE3D, Australia, enabled the Tennessee Army National Guard, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory to demonstrate the rapid repair of a combat support vehicle and other critical assets during a live mission scenario, enhancing military readiness.
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Impact Innovations, German cold spray AM specialist, has reached a key milestone by installing over 100 Cold Spray systems across more than 30 countries.
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The Institute for Manufacturing at the University of Cambridge, England, has developed a groundbreaking additive manufacturing technique, laser-assisted cold spray.
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Nissan, Japan, has adopted valve seats manufactured using cold spray technology, marking a world-first application in automotive engines.
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New research at Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., found that faster isn’t always better when it comes to high-speed materials science, showing that tiny metal particles bond best at a precise supersonic speed.
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The University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, has partnered with Titomic Limited, Australia, the world’s leading provider of cold spray solutions, to install a customized Titomic Kinetic Fusion Cold Spray System.
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Fleet Readiness Center Southwest, San Diego, Calif., received the People’s Choice Award at the 2024 Maintenance Innovation Challenge for its presentation on cold spray technology, a repair process designed to restore corroded and damaged naval aircraft components.
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Using a custom-built machine to launch microprojectiles at supersonic speeds, Cornell researchers, Ithaca, N.Y., have uncovered new details about how high-speed metallic collisions can form strong, durable atomic bonds, offering insights that could enhance 3D printing and other manufacturing techniques.
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Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Wash., have developed a novel method combining cold spray deposition and friction stir processing to produce oxide dispersion strengthened steel, providing a proof-of-concept for fabricating higher-quality materials for future fusion power plants at reduced manufacturing costs.
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Titomic Limited, based in Brisbane, Australia, has announced the sale of a custom Titomic Kinetic Fusion System Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing machine to Triton Systems Inc., headquartered in Chelmsford, Mass..
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Rice University students in Houston, Texas, have developed a cold spray metal 3D printing device that uses pressure and velocity instead of temperature, potentially expanding the capabilities and reducing the costs of metal additive manufacturing and repairing for complex, one-off parts.
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The Additive Manufacturing Flight of the U.S. Air Force’s 28th Maintenance Group became the first field-level unit to utilize the new Mobile Cold Spray System at Ellsworth Air Base, South Dakota.
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University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers have used a spray coating technology to produce a new workhorse material that can withstand the harsh conditions inside a fusion reactor.
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Titomic, Australia, has entered a strategic manufacturing partnership agreement with Stärke Advanced Manufacturing Group.
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The Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office Advanced Manufacturing Program Office’s Part Assessment and Cost Tool officially went live on Air Force Cloud One, the first Advanced Manufacturing application to do so.
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Florida International University, Miami, Fla., introduced its new Cold Spray and Rapid Deposition Laboratory, a facility that will advance techniques in the repair, design and durability of high-performance materials. The lab is supported by a five-year, $22.9 million grant from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory.
The lab will advance additive manufacturing techniques such as cold spray, a technique where particles are blasted onto a material surface at low temperatures. The techniques are highly relevant to 3D printing, the rapid repair of machinery, and the coating of materials to make them stronger. The research stands to benefit the manufacturing of next-generation vehicles and munitions while also boosting workforce development and activity across the economy.
“FIU’s commitment to innovation and impact is on full display today as we celebrate the opening of this lab,” said Kenneth A. Jessell, president of FIU. “We show the world today that we are a leader for Army Research Lab Cold Spray Technology and an influential partner, together with our congressional delegation, in building up Miami’s tech, innovation and manufacturing ecosystem.”
The lab will be led by Distinguished University Professor Arvind Agarwal, chair of FIU’s department of mechanical and materials engineering at the College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) and a renowned expert on advanced additive manufacturing techniques.
“From developing antibacterial coatings for biomedical use to assisting in environmental corrosion prevention in coastal communities, these technologies promise to deliver solutions to a myriad of real-world problems, while helping to train the next generation of researchers, technologists and STEM professionals in the fields of robotics, advanced manufacturing, aerospace technologies and machine learning,” Agarwal said.
The opening of the lab positions FIU as a key provider of research and talent for the Department of Defense and industry partners, particularly due to the increase demand for electronics and the expansion of both the aerospace and defense industries.
Image – Cold spay lab. Courtesy of: FIU.
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It’s hard to believe that the calendar has turned and we now find ourselves in 2017. I hope everyone had a wonderful and relaxing holiday season, and now off we go for another year of thermal spray!
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The diagram is a schematic of a steel hem structure in which an inner piece is secured to an outer panel by a metal fold or hem.
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I recently had the pleasure of spending a couple days in Salt Lake City for MS&T 2016. As always, ASM’s flagship event was hugely successful and once again provided a great opportunity to connect with colleagues from TSS and all of the affiliate societies.
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As with other thermal spray processes, cold spray process parameters affect both the process deposition efficiency (DE) and properties of the prepared coatings.
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It is with a great deal of humility and excitement that I welcome the opportunity to serve as the President of the ASM Thermal Spray Society.
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The image compares the particle velocity and gas temperature ranges of cold spray and other thermal spray processes.
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Cold spray has come to be understood as a materials deposition process in which relatively small particles in the solid state are accelerated to high velocities and deposited on a surface by an impaction process.
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Hard to believe, but we’re already halfway into 2016! Over the last six months, important activities were conducted by TSS to stimulate the growth of the science and technology of thermal spray. Here are a few examples of what we have accomplished.
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Good news! Two leaders of our thermal spray community were elected ASM Fellows for their distinguished contributions to materials science and engineering.
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