Announced atIMTSon the 12th of September,Ingersoll Machine Toolsis forming a partnership withOak Ridge National Laboratory发展WHAM. Wide and High Additive Manufacturing, or WHAM, will be a very large AM system featuring targeted laydown rates of 1,000 lb/hr on a build envelop of 23 ft wide by 10 ft high by 46 ft long, which is massive.
该机器将代表与当前大型增材制造系统相比，速度和尺寸的数量级增加。雷电竞充值它们可以在接下来的18-24个月的某个时候在商业上获得。
WHAM系统包括使用高速，5轴铣削附件来自动交换用于常规减法饰面操作的高速铣削附件。该机器将首先开发的材料将技术器（田纳西州克林顿）ABS涂抹10％切碎的碳纤维增强。
机床开发人员Ingersoll表示，它将利用其开发和制造CNC手工制造系统以及自动化纤维放置（AFP）机器的经验。英格索尔总裁兼首席执行官蒂诺·奥尔塔尼（Tino Oldani）说，“Our machine design expertise, combined with the ability to develop a complete process for our customers, makes WHAM a logical step forward. Our partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory gives us a huge advantage.”
风能，航空航天，汽车和国防将是主要目标市场。英格索尔（IngersollOak Ridge.
“Our collaboration with Ingersoll on the development of a 3D printer that provides a volume not possible with current printers could open up new markets and applications in defense, energy and other areas of manufacturing. Ingersoll brings years of experience engineering massive equipment in the composites area, and we look forward to a successful partnership,”ORNL制造示范设施主任Bill Peter说。
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