美国制造, the U.S. additive manufacturing innovation institute, has announced a newRapid Innovation Call(RIC) in a bid to advance the qualification and certification of 3D printed parts.
由总共提供185,000美元的资金Air Force Research Laboratory’s(AFRL) Manufacturing and Industrial Base Technology Division, the RIC comprises three different technical focus areas of additive manufacturing.
Brandon Ribic, Technical Director at America Makes, states, “We have been encouraging our membership community to submit topic ideas for subsequent RICs. We received tremendous support evidence by the high number of quality suggestions. While today’s RIC announcement encompasses three topics with unique technical focuses, they share a unified goal of advancing qualification and certification as a means to removing a recognized industry barrier to the broader adoption of additive manufacturing technologies.”
Topic 1 –金属3D打印的原位过程监视
第一个主题的技术重点是为金属3D打印零件的表面特征提供了功能齐全的原位过程监控系统的开发和演示。
为了扩大行业对金属3D打印的理解并建立定量数据集以进行最佳实践精炼，该项目最终将有助于资格和认证标准。看到这个项目呼叫将是由会员驱动的，参与者将没有成本分担要求。
Topic 2 – Part families for product qualification & certification
主题两个重点是使用现有数据来开发集合添加剂制造部分家庭分类。雷电竞充值
该项目将增加of validated 3D printing data in the public domain, all while helping to further develop qualification and certification standards. America Makes hopes that the project will drive the adoption of additive manufacturing in critical industries such as aerospace and medical, where part certification is absolutely crucial. This project call will be government-driven, meaning there will be a cost share requirement of 25%.
主题3 - 原位过程监控系统的测试工件
第三个也是最后一个主题将涉及测试工件或几何特征集的开发，以评估商业原位过程监测系统的性能。
By enabling the accurate characterization of process monitoring technology, the project aims to increase the quality of 3D printed parts in real time, reducing the industry’s current reliance on post-build quality analysis. Again, this call is a government-driven RIC, so there will be a cost-sharing requirement of 25%.
Additive manufacturing innovation with America Makes
新RIC的提案过程仅包括一个步骤，该计划的完整项目提案将于2021年3月1日下午5点在美国东部标准时间下午5点到期。就目前而言，预计每个主题将有一个奖励：分别为5万美元，$ 75K和$ 60K。
Back in November, America Makes also awarded$2.3M in funding across three project callsto accelerate the adoption of additive manufacturing and address various supply chain needs. A total of 10 teams were selected to participate in the project calls, which wereinitially announced in July。
去年夏天，该组织还发起了“直接召唤”挑战。被称为Open Source-Additive Scanning Implementation Strategy（OASIS）挑战，该活动的奖金为6.8万美元，并邀请参赛者提交创新的开源扫描策略代码，算法和方法，以帮助推进基于激光的粉末床融合。
订阅3D打印行业通讯有关增材制造中的最新消息。雷电竞充值您也可以通过关注我们来保持联系Twitter并喜欢我们Facebook。
寻找添加剂制造业的职业？雷电竞充值访问3D Printing Jobsfor a selection of roles in the industry.
Featured image shows the America Makes building in Youngstown, Ohio. Photo via America Makes.
