Additive Manufacturing of Large Functional Parts Using Wire Directed Energy Deposition (DED)

使用线定向能量沉积 (DED) 增材制造大型功能部件

• 批准号: 571100-2021
• 负责人: McInnis, JamieJ
• 金额: $ 5.46万
• 依托单位: Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 2
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=755644
• 关键词: Additive; Manufacturing; Large; Functional; Parts

The global Additive Manufacturing market is increasing and on track to reach $41 billion USD by 2027. The design flexibility associated with additive manufacturing allows for industries to lower manufacturing costs, reduce GHG emissions and foster a net-zero emission economy. Exergy Solutions is an Alberta-based energy and climate technology solutions provider, and one of the pioneers in employing metal additive manufacturing as an advanced technique. They have discovered a currently unmet customer demand to employ additive manufacturing for much larger parts than what can be printed with existing equipment. To meet this demand, Exergy and SAIT are collaborating on an emerging additive manufacturing technology as a solution: wire fed directed energy deposition (DED). The use of wire DED to replace castings eliminates the high cost and associated lead time, and introduces the flexibility to rapidly design, print, test and improve. The knowledge and data acquired during this project will strengthen Canada's expertise in a key emerging manufacturing area of additive manufacturing of large complex functional parts using wire DED systems. The optimization methodology developed in this project can be used by sectors such as energy and aerospace and will accelerate novel additive manufacturing initiatives in Canada.