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Spirit and Norsk join forces for AM
Metal Powder Report Volume 72, Number 5 September/October 2017
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Spirit AeroSystems and Norsk Titanium AS have entered into a commercial agreement to produce 3D printed structural titanium components for the commercial aerospace industry. Norsk Titanium’s rapid plasma deposition (RPD) technology will be used to build up the parts.
Spirit currently builds a number of titanium parts for multiple customers around the globe and suggests that at least 30% of them could be made using the RPD process. ‘We are pleased to enter into this innovative commercial agreement with Norsk Titanium to fabricate compliant and
high-quality parts for our customers,’ said Spirit president and CEO Tom Gentile. ‘Reducing our material cost and our environmental impact is a win-win for Spirit, our customers and the communities where we do business.’
nent manufacturer and materials supplier to GE Additive. GE and Oerlikon will also collaborate on additive machine and materials research and development over the five-year period of the agreement. ‘Developing innovative technology is key to our growth strategy,’ said Dr Roland
Fischer, CEO of Oerlikon. ‘We look forward to partnering with GE Additive, Concept Laser and Arcam on innovative materials and machines which will strengthen our position in additive manufacturing, and allows us to meet the growing demand for additive components in a variety of industries.’ GE Additive; www.geadditive.com
Spirit AeroSystems; www.spiritaero.com
GE and Oerlikon form MoU GE Additive, Concept Laser and Arcam AB have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Swiss technology company Oerlikon to help accelerate the industrialization of additive manufacturing. The agreement includes providing Oerlikon with additive machines and services, while Oerlikon becomes a preferred compo-
Researchers tackle 3D printing for maritime duties Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering plan to explore next-generation metals, especially steel, for use in additive manufacturing (AM). The research is financed by a three year, US$449,000 award from the Office of Naval Research (ONR)’s Additive Manufacturing Alloys for Naval Environments (AMANE) program to design, develop and improve new metallic alloy compositions for AM that are resistant to the effects of the naval/maritime environment. ‘Integrated Computational Materials Design for Additive Manufacturing of High-Strength Steels used in Naval Environments’ is led by Dr Wei Xiong, assistant professor in the Swanson School’s Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science. ‘There are several metals, from nickel alloys to aluminum and titanium, which are the foundation for AM production of complex parts with properties that could not be developed via traditional, or subtractive, manufacturing,’ said Dr Xiong. ‘However, many of these materials are not as strong or reliable in the harsh environment of the sea, and that’s a disadvantage for the Navy and other maritime agencies. Steel and its alloys are still the best, most versatile and structurally sound metals for naval construction and repair, and so our research will focus on developing new toolkits to leverage the use of new
The researchers plan to design, develop and improve new metallic alloy compositions for AM that are resistant to the effects of the naval/maritime environment.
steel prototypes in AM that will benefit the US Navy.’
Corrosion resistance The Physical Metallurgy and Materials Design Laboratory led by Dr Xiong will design a new type of high-strength lowalloy steel, which can be used in naval
construction. The ONR proposal’s objective is for the Pitt researchers to apply the Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) tools to design both the composition of these allows and the direct metal laser sintering process, which is used in AM to fuse the metal powders into components. The research will also 363
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Spirit and Norsk join forces for AM
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Spirit AeroSystems and Norsk Titanium AS have entered into a commercial agreement to produce 3D printed structural titanium components for the commercial aerospace industry. Norsk Titanium’s rapid plasma deposition (RPD) technology will be used to build up the parts.
Spirit currently builds a number of titanium parts for multiple customers around the globe and suggests that at least 30% of them could be made using the RPD process. ‘We are pleased to enter into this innovative commercial agreement with Norsk Titanium to fabricate compliant and
high-quality parts for our customers,’ said Spirit president and CEO Tom Gentile. ‘Reducing our material cost and our environmental impact is a win-win for Spirit, our customers and the communities where we do business.’
nent manufacturer and materials supplier to GE Additive. GE and Oerlikon will also collaborate on additive machine and materials research and development over the five-year period of the agreement. ‘Developing innovative technology is key to our growth strategy,’ said Dr Roland
Fischer, CEO of Oerlikon. ‘We look forward to partnering with GE Additive, Concept Laser and Arcam on innovative materials and machines which will strengthen our position in additive manufacturing, and allows us to meet the growing demand for additive components in a variety of industries.’ GE Additive; www.geadditive.com
Spirit AeroSystems; www.spiritaero.com
GE and Oerlikon form MoU GE Additive, Concept Laser and Arcam AB have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Swiss technology company Oerlikon to help accelerate the industrialization of additive manufacturing. The agreement includes providing Oerlikon with additive machines and services, while Oerlikon becomes a preferred compo-
Researchers tackle 3D printing for maritime duties Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering plan to explore next-generation metals, especially steel, for use in additive manufacturing (AM). The research is financed by a three year, US$449,000 award from the Office of Naval Research (ONR)’s Additive Manufacturing Alloys for Naval Environments (AMANE) program to design, develop and improve new metallic alloy compositions for AM that are resistant to the effects of the naval/maritime environment. ‘Integrated Computational Materials Design for Additive Manufacturing of High-Strength Steels used in Naval Environments’ is led by Dr Wei Xiong, assistant professor in the Swanson School’s Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science. ‘There are several metals, from nickel alloys to aluminum and titanium, which are the foundation for AM production of complex parts with properties that could not be developed via traditional, or subtractive, manufacturing,’ said Dr Xiong. ‘However, many of these materials are not as strong or reliable in the harsh environment of the sea, and that’s a disadvantage for the Navy and other maritime agencies. Steel and its alloys are still the best, most versatile and structurally sound metals for naval construction and repair, and so our research will focus on developing new toolkits to leverage the use of new
The researchers plan to design, develop and improve new metallic alloy compositions for AM that are resistant to the effects of the naval/maritime environment.
steel prototypes in AM that will benefit the US Navy.’
Corrosion resistance The Physical Metallurgy and Materials Design Laboratory led by Dr Xiong will design a new type of high-strength lowalloy steel, which can be used in naval
construction. The ONR proposal’s objective is for the Pitt researchers to apply the Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) tools to design both the composition of these allows and the direct metal laser sintering process, which is used in AM to fuse the metal powders into components. The research will also 363
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Spirit and Norsk join forces for AM