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5535.001 Maturation of HDH Powder Production Study
February 20, 2023
The purpose of this study is to determine if the contamination level for niobium alloy powders processed via the HDH route using laboratory-scale equipment and novel production practices can...
5534.001 Generation of Additive Material Allowables for Ti-6Al-4V (GAMAT)
February 20, 2023
The purpose of the project is to develop a systematic approach to the generation of statistically based bulk material properties for Ti-6Al-4V via laser powder feed directed energy deposition...
5521.002 Advancing DRIVE AM – Aerospace Center
February 20, 2023
The purpose of the project is to meet the goals of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) digital engineering strategy which are to 1) formalize the development, integration, and use of models to...
5521.001 Advancing DRIVE AM – Keck Center at UTEP
February 20, 2023
The project seeks to drive research, innovation, and value through education in AM. The objectives of the effort are to 1) insert the DRIVE AM foundation program throughout DoD and expand virtual...
5516.001 Acceleration of Large-Scale Additive Manufacturing (ALSAM)
February 20, 2023
The goal of the project is to deliver a GE Additive M2 Series 5 Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) system to America Makes/Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). This machine contains an open...
5514.002 Data Driven Qualification for Additive Manufacturing – Phase 2
February 20, 2023
Building off the efforts of Phase 1, this project is advancing a data-driven qualification approach that allows relationships across platforms and alloy systems to be inferred using intelligent...
5523 Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing (EBAM) Engine Part Manufacturing and Testing
December 07, 2022
This project seeks to understand if electron beam additive manufacturing (EBAM) could be developed into a viable, alternative means of sourcing engine hardware and other ground vehicle sustainment...
5525.001 RIA Robotic DED System – Digital Twin Setup and Capability Demonstration
December 07, 2022
The objective of this project is to develop and demonstrate affordable pre-engineered robotic welding system conversion into a robotic DED AM technology capable of addressing a wide range of GVSC...
5528 AURA TrustedAM™ Mark I Endpoint Assessment Activity
December 02, 2022
The US Army and US Marines are working with Aura Technologies to execute interoperability and integration assessments of 4 TrustedAM Mark I endpoints in...
5509.001 Advanced Manufacturing Confluence (AMC)
December 02, 2022
Execute development and preliminary process qualification of a large-scale hybrid AM process through the systematic production of strategic materials and...
5522.005 Advanced Manufacturing of High Temperature Nozzle Materials
December 02, 2022
The main objective of this effort is to identify a domestic, sustainable solution to increase the performance capability of high temperature engine nozzle...
5522.004 Advanced Nano-Coatings for High Temperature Applications
December 02, 2022
The objective of this effort is to identify and catalog cost-effective and novel thin-film coating solutions which provide thermally conductive, electrical...
