Analysis of Manufacturing Landing Gear Brackets Using Additive Manufacturing

使用增材制造制造起落架支架的分析

• 批准号: 500997-2016
• 负责人: Armstrong, Paul
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2016-01-01 至 2017-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=608403
• 关键词: Analysis; Manufacturing; Landing; Gear; Brackets

Mohawk College's Additive Manufacturing Resource Centre (AMRC) will collaborate with Ajax-based Messier-Dowty, Inc. on an applied research study to assess the feasibility of using additive manufacturing (3D printing on an industry scale) to produce class 3 aerospace brackets for use within their landing gear systems. Although the use of additive manufacturing for final production in aerospace is increasing, additive manufacturing does not currently offer standardized processes appropriate for structural components within landing gear systems. While it is possible to use additive manufacturing in non-load bearing components, such as brackets, the manufacturing of existing designs using additive manufacturing are typically economically unfeasible unless the parts are optimized for additive manufacturing. By investing now in learning more about this technology, the foundation is laid to retain and gain manufacturing jobs for Messier-Dowty in Canada. Additive manufacturing also has the potential to have a positive environmental impact by substantially reducing wasted materials in landing gear manufacturing, where a high percentage of material is discarded during the machining process. With the manufacturing industry forecasting a 300% growth in the use of additive manufacturing, this study will provide Messier-Dowty with the information needed to introduce additive manufacturing technology into their production, laying the foundation for improved engineering and design techniques in the competitive aerospace market.

莫霍克学院的增材制造资源中心（AMRC）将与总部位于Ajax的Messier-Dowty公司合作。该公司正在进行一项应用研究，以评估使用增材制造（工业规模的3D打印）生产用于起落架系统的3级航空航天支架的可行性。尽管增材制造在航空航天领域的最终生产中的使用正在增加，但增材制造目前还没有提供适用于起落架系统内结构部件的标准化工艺。虽然可以在诸如支架的非承载部件中使用增材制造，但是使用增材制造制造现有设计的制造通常在经济上是不可行的，除非零件针对增材制造进行优化。通过现在投资学习更多关于这项技术的知识，为梅西埃-道蒂在加拿大保留和获得制造业工作奠定了基础。增材制造还具有通过大幅减少起落架制造中的浪费材料而产生积极环境影响的潜力，其中在机加工过程中丢弃了高百分比的材料。随着制造业预测增材制造的使用将增长300%，这项研究将为Messier-Dowty提供将增材制造技术引入生产所需的信息，为竞争激烈的航空航天市场中改进工程和设计技术奠定基础。