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Project Category: Process
5546 Methods for Additive Manufacturing – Cross Platform Consistency (AM-CPC)
September 21, 2023
Gather data on the mechanical properties of Inconel 718 (INC 718) produced on PBF-LB platforms to:
- Establish processing pedigree data strategies across platforms
- Test for...
5542.007 Enabling Robust Production Technologies by Modeling Additive Geometrics with Novel Materials for Aerospace (ERuPTMAGMA)
September 21, 2023
The objective of this project is to develop a generalized process development framework that can be applied to printable alloy systems to measurably improve the performance of AM-built nickel...
5509.002 Advanced Manufacturing Confluence (AMC) Phase 2
September 21, 2023
Develop an agile advanced manufacturing confluence (AMC) platform to manufacture simple and complex geometry large-scale polymer components in a variety of materials. The platform will utilize the...
5542.002.002 High-Temperature Applications Using Additive Manufacturing, Phase 2: Task 2b – Advanced Thermal Management Schemes for Next-Generation High-Velocity Vehicles
September 20, 2023
The objectives of this effort is to 1) create an additive manufacturing design guideline specifically around machine parameters (laser power, scan speed, gas flow, oxygen content, etc.) to best...
5551 Cold Metal Fusion Preliminary Research for Air Force Sustainment and Repair
September 07, 2023
The project objective is to develop and demonstrate a cold metal fusion process through manufacturing and testing three Ti6AI4V material manufacturing...
5541 Delta Qual Innovation
September 06, 2023
The objective of this project is to employ technical teams to demonstrate a single change to a selected baseline process by employing advanced numerical, analytical, and experimental methodologies...
5001.003.002.004 – Rapid Print Characterization for Machine Qualification and Equivalency
August 22, 2023
The objective of this project is to develop streamlined post-part characterization and in-situ data monitoring processes that can rapidly inform machine variation and process equivalency across...
5001.001.002.004 – Characterization of Metal AM Process Surface Features
July 24, 2023
The objective of the project was to identify which additive manufacturing (AM) sensing modalities are best suited to quantify L-PBF surface roughness. Furthermore, the focus of this program was to...
5536 – AM to Augment the Casting & Forging Industries
July 24, 2023
The purpose of the project is to convene the U.S. additive manufacturing (AM) ecosystem, along with the domestic casting and forging ecosystem to determine opportunities for AM to augment or...
5001.002.001.003 Strategies for Real-Time Defect Mitigation for Additive Manufacturing Processes
July 21, 2023
The objective of this effort was to develop and demonstrate key processes necessary to realize interlayer repair in a LPBF system based on automated flaw detection demonstrated in prior efforts....
5537.001 – Manufacturing Innovation for Organic Industrial Base (OIB) Modernization – Pilot Program
July 18, 2023
Identify and map recommended advanced manufacturing technologies to improve efficiency and effectiveness at Department of Defense (DoD) OIB facilities to sustain and/or improve next-generation...
5502 – Advanced Manufacturing Crisis Program Response (AMCPR)
July 17, 2023
Create and demonstrate an enduring, strategic infrastructure that provides a means to rapidly respond to national, regional, and local supply chain shortages in times of crisis, ultimately...
