Two pieces of 3D printing news show how the additive manufacturing industry plans to increase adoption of the technology. Oerlikon and IABG are addressing certification, while SME has announced a platform for evaluating the feasibility using industrial 3D printing for manufacturing.
Oerlikon AM and IABG
Oerlikon AM, Swiss technology group Oerlikon’s additive manufacturing Business Unit, has signed an agreement withIABG, a leading European technology and science service provider, to cooperate in accelerating equipment and process certification, as well as equipment testing for additive manufacturing (AM) parts.
New qualification process for AM components
新的合作伙伴关系旨在确保欧洲制造商能够通过作为合作的一部分开发的认证流程为客户提供合格的组件。
This partnership also aims for their AM qualification, inspection and testing methods to become new standards in 3D printing, fostering the the industrialization of additive manufacturing and leading to enhanced component reliability. Florian Mauerer, Head of Oerlikon AM, says:
“Oerlikon AM is taking a collaborative approach to integrating the whole AM value chain. Partnering with IABG will allow us to accelerate certification of parts and original equipment manufacturers to introduce more AM components into the market. Leveraging our materials, manufacturing and R&D competencies in AM, customers can benefit from the advantages that AM brings, without having to invest heavily in AM equipment, training, people and infrastructure.”
Oerlikon’s broader goal is the adoption of AM as a manufacturing process for航空航天，发电，汽车和其他领先的行业。The new partnership was announced just two months afterOerlikon与领先的飞机制造商波音签署了为期五年的合作协议。
Oliver Kosing博士, Head of IABG’s Tests & Analyses department, adds:
“雷电竞充值加法制造正在获得越来越多的我mportance for our customers. The partnership with Oerlikon, a global company with a clear and sustainable AM strategy, allows IABG to offer even more integrated solutions along the entire AM value chain.”
SME launches AM evaluation platform
SME has given an update on a project announced last year. In May 2017, Michigan-basedSME宣布他们是collaborating with 3D printing industry expertsto create theIndependent Technical Evaluation of Additive Manufacturing Consortium (ITEAM)评估平台。
Conceived as a virtual database of 3D printers and materials, the purpose of ITEAM is to help manufacturers determine whether 3D printing is right for their project.
ITEAM现在可以作为在线平台可用，尽管以beta测试模式。佛罗里达理工学院的Michael Grieves博士也正在与SME合作。
ITEAM offers evaluation tools and a repository of machine and material capabilities to help users make informed decisions in additive manufacturing. The tool is intended to assist in the decision of whether a component should and can be 3D printed.
发射是在开幕主题演讲之前宣布的Rapid + TCT 2018。
ITEAM的功能是比较并确定任何特定应用程序的最佳机器，材料和过程。它利用了新的SAM-CT方法（大小，准确性和材料 +成本和吞吐量的经济评估）。SAM-CT允许公司可以将其零件文件上传到安全平台，并评估是否可以将3D打印应用于特定项目，以及它是否是该项目的最佳方法。
This virtual methodology enables manufacturers to avoid risking time and resources on trial and error in the manufacturing process. Dr Grieves, executive director at the Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Innovative Design at the Florida Institute of Technology, says:
“To truly take advantage of the benefits and opportunities created by additive manufacturing, companies need the ability to quickly and easily judge the suitability of the process for making their products. The beta launch of the ITEAM platform now provides users with an accurate and reliable tool to make the best technical and economic decisions about production.”
Debbie Holton, Vice President of Industry Strategy and Events at SME, adds: “Manufacturers are continuously looking for new ways to reduce waste, improve productivity, produce better parts, and cut their time to market while cutting costs and eliminating expensive tooling. Additive manufacturing not only enables manufacturers to reach these goals, it allows products and geometries not possible with traditional manufacturing processes.”
这些最近的合作伙伴关系表明，行业专注于评估和优化生产过程，同时也是一种利用广泛技术的动力，探索了它们new horizons for 3D printing。
From April 25 to 29, IABG is exhibiting at theILA Air Show Berlin。IABG will host ILA visitors at stand 402 in hall 2.
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Featured image shows Oerlikon 3D printed titanium parts for Boeing. Image via Oerlikon.
