{"id":8158,"date":"2016-07-11T03:32:37","date_gmt":"2016-07-11T03:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.asminternational.org\/hts3-new\/results\/-\/journal_content\/56\/10192\/26608301\/NEWS\/"},"modified":"2023-02-07T04:48:10","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T04:48:10","slug":"optomec-awarded-4-million-to-develop-3d-printing-repair-of-aircraft-parts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/ims-new\/results\/-\/journal_content\/56\/10192\/26608301\/NEWS\/","title":{"rendered":"Optomec awarded $4 million to develop 3D printing repair of aircraft parts"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tOptomec, Albuquerque, N.M., announces  that the company has been awarded $4 million by AmericaMakes, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute,  to develop additive manufacturing technology for the repair of aerospace metal components for the U.S. Air Force.<\/p>\n

\n\t At the core of the project is Optomec’s LENS metal 3D printing technology. Unlike “powder-bed” additive manufacturing approaches, the LENS process can add metal onto an existing substrate of almost any three-dimensional shape. Powder-bed processes require a flat, two-dimensional horizontal base. This makes the LENS additive manufacturing process well qualified to perform repair operations. LENS machines are already in use around the world conducting repairs of ground-based high-value components for defense and other industries.<\/p>\n

\n\t“This award is significant because it highlights that repair is indeed a leading application area in the additive manufacturing landscape. Additionally, it helps to demonstrate that printing onto existing structures in 3D space is a unique and enabling aspect of Optomec 3D printing technologies,” said Dr, Richard Grylls, Optomec LENS General Manager and Re-Born in the USA project leader.<\/p>\n

\n\t“We are looking forward to working with our partners to deliver a repair methodology that addresses the current challenges faced by the Air Force and provides a framework for the potential adoption of additive manufacturing repair processes throughout the aircraft industry. Together, we will demonstrate the benefits of additive manufacturing over traditional welding techniques and enable a \u2018repair, don’t replace’ approach to critical part sustainment for high-value aerospace components.”<\/p>\n

\n\tOptomec will lead a project team consisting of 23 partners, including aerospace industry leaders GE Aviation, Lockheed Martin, United Technologies Research Center, and Rolls-Royce. The team also includes a group of technical experts serving as lead contributors: EWI, Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, TechSolve, the Pennsylvania State University Applied Research Lab, and Concurrent Technologies Corporation. The term of the project is two years and is valued at $4 million ($2.6 million public share and $1.4 million private cost share). This is the third America Makes project awarded to Optomec this year.<\/p>\n

\n\tSpecifically, the team will leverage the unique advantages of LENS 3D metal printing technology and the expertise of some of the world’s leading aerospace companies and industry organizations to advance a reliable, cost-effective approach to replace conventional repair processes such as manual welding.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe goal of the project is to develop a set of specifications and a knowledge base of best practices in advancing additive manufacturing methods to repair aerospace metal components. This includes definition of optimum powder feedstock characteristics, improvements in process monitoring and control, and recommendations for part repair and sustainment applications specifically for the Air Force.<\/p>\n

\n\tAmerica Makes is the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute.  <\/p>\n

\n\thttp:\/\/americamakes.us<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\thttp:\/\/optomec.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\t <\/p>\n

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