Certified AM Parts Finished with Intelligent Robotics Engine (CAMPFIRE)

从发电厂到髋关节植入物再到火箭发动机，我们生活中所需的一切都使用金属部件。全球性事件凸显了供应链的脆弱性，人们对跨行业制造业的回归产生了新的热情。能源成本的不断上升、熟练劳动力的短缺以及迫在眉睫的环境危机正在推动航天、医疗和能源等行业走向更绿色、更可扩展的数字化制造。增材制造（AM）就是这样一种技术，它比传统制造具有更好的资源和能源效率，而且体力劳动更少。不幸的是，零件从表面光洁度差的打印机中出来，并支撑脚手架以防止变形。手动后处理是去除支撑和精加工表面的最常用方法，但它耗时、劳动密集，最重要的是，不能精确重复。金属后处理和精加工自动化很难实现。Rivelin开发了先进的3D视觉和力控制算法，使机器人能够看到和感觉到金属表面，并适应增材制造零件中的可变性。Rivelin的软件还允许用户快速上传组件CAD并生成机器人指令，而无需编写计算机代码。该项目旨在克服技术障碍，以便能够将后处理机器人部署到一些监管最严格的行业中;精度，表面质量和可靠性的障碍。Rivelin将与GKN Aerospace、Attenborough Dental和Materials Solutions Siemens Energy合作，以1）了解每个行业认证新工艺的要求; 2）根据这些知识对工艺进行有针对性的改进; 3）通过完成生产飞行部件、患者植入物和燃气涡轮机组件，在金属增材制造部件上测试工艺; 4）通过相关严格的认证。5）在布里斯托的GKN航空航天工厂部署一个工业就绪的机器人。自动化具有复合效益。部署一个机器人可以节省员工的时间。而不是做平凡和危险的任务，这些员工可以帮助发展业务。企业可以利用这一增长来投资更多的机器人。如果成功，该项目将不仅为航空航天、医疗和能源行业的企业（2060亿美元），而且还为民用航空航天、国防和汽车等其他严格监管的行业（2,860亿美元）降低AM的风险。实现英国先进制造业转型的最佳途径是向英国企业证明，颠覆性技术已经为他们的生产线做好了准备。

Metal parts are used in everything we need to go about our lives, from power plants to hip implants to rocket engines.Global events have highlighted how fragile supply chains can be, and there is new enthusiasm for reshoring manufacturing across sectors. The increasing cost of energy, a shortage of skilled labour and a looming environmental crisis are driving industries like space, medical and energy towards greener and more scalable digital manufacturing.Additive manufacturing (AM) is one such technology, with better resource and energy efficiency than conventional manufacturing and with less manual labour.Unfortunately, parts come out of printers with poor surface finish and support scaffolding intended to prevent deformation. Manual post-processing is the most prevalent method for removing supports and finishing surfaces, but it is time-consuming, labour-intensive and, most crucially, not accurately repeatable.Automating metal post-processing and finishing is hard. Rivelin has developed advanced 3D vision and force control algorithms that allow robots to see and feel metal surfaces and adapt to the variability found in AM parts. Rivelin's software also allows users to quickly upload component CAD and generate robot instructions without writing computer code.This project is about overcoming the technological barriers that remain to be able deploy post-processing robots into some of the most tightly regulated industries; barriers of precision, surface quality and reliability. Rivelin will work with GKN Aerospace, Attenborough Dental and Materials Solutions Siemens Energy to 1) understand what is required to certify a new process in each industry; 2) make targeted improvements to the process based on this knowledge; 3) test the process on metal AM parts by finishing production flight parts, patient implants and gas turbine components; 4) put the finished parts through the relevant certification rigour; and 5) deploy an industry-ready robot at GKN Aerospace facility in Bristol.Automation has compounding benefits. The deployment of one robot frees up employees' time. Instead of doing mundane and hazardous tasks, these employees can help grow the business. Businesses can then leverage that growth to invest in more robots. If successful, this project will de-risk an essential element of AM not only for businesses in the aerospace, medical and energy sectors ($206B), but also other tightly regulated industries like civil aerospace, defence and automotive ($2,860B). The best way to achieve a step change in UK advanced manufacturing is by proving to UK businesses that a disruptive technology is ready for their production lines.