Projects
3028 Procedure Qualification Scheme Development for Technical Publication Initiative – Arc DED
March 13, 2023
This project aimed to substantiate a relevant qualification procedure to accelerate the application of arc DED within the U.S. Navy for two important structural materials—HY80 steel and nickel... Read More
1141 Manufacturing Engineering Education Program (MEEP)
February 23, 2023
The Manufacturing Engineering Education Program (MEEP) addresses the need to better position the workforce to produce military systems and components that ensure technological superiority for the... Read More
5535.001 Maturation of HDH Powder Production Study
February 20, 2023
The purpose of this study was to determine if the contamination level for niobium alloy powders processed via the HDH route, using laboratory-scale equipment and novel production practices, could... Read More
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... Read More
5531 Additive Manufacturing Phase 2, Application Development & Material Study
February 20, 2023
The project quantitatively evaluated relationships between novel AM-enabled design features and effects on product tolerancing, manufacturability, mechanical performance, and flow performance. The... Read More
5521.002 Advancing DRIVE AM – Aerospace Center
February 20, 2023
The purpose is to meet the Department of Defense (DoD) digital engineering strategy goals, which are to 1) formalize the development, integration, and use of models to inform enterprise and... Read More
5521.001 Advancing DRIVE AM – Keck Center at UTEP
February 20, 2023
The overall objective of this project was to drive research, innovation, and value through education in AM. The purpose was to insert the DRIVE AM foundation program throughout the DoD and expand... Read More
5520.001 Digital Light Processing – Flame Smoke Toxicity
February 20, 2023
The objective of this project was to mature the 3D Systems Figure 4 DLP technology as a qualified alternate source of supply for the manufacture of low-criticality, polymer cockpit components.... Read More
5516.001 Acceleration of Large-Scale Additive Manufacturing (ALSAM)
February 20, 2023
The goal of the project was to deliver a GE Additive M2 Series 5 Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) system. This machine contained an open architecture and allowed for the rapid integration of new... Read More
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... Read More
3022 Joint Additive Manufacturing Model Exchange (JAMMEX)
January 18, 2023
The objective was to build a system that can be flexible and agile to meet the individual needs of the services. JAMMEX’s open platform simplifies the process of sharing information and... Read More
5523.001 Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing (EBAM) Engine Part Manufacturing and Testing
December 07, 2022
This project sought 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... Read More