Cold Spray Additive Manufacture (CSAM)

增材制造（AM）是一项极具颠覆性的技术，能够改变未来的飞机平台，但迄今为止主要集中在基于融合的技术上。冷喷涂采用固态沉积，在规模、速度、工艺条件等方面具有独特的优势，可以应用于更广泛的金属和多金属结构。该项目建议为航空航天oem安装专用冷喷涂增材制造（CSAM）单元，以开发和验证具有高成本节约和阶跃变化性能潜力的制造机会。在这笔资本投资之后，一系列项目将增加TRL，并为英国航空航天提供独特的竞争优势。

Additive manufacture (AM) is a highly disruptive technology with the capability to transform future aircraft platforms, but to date has focused on fusion-based techniques. Cold spray uses solid-state deposition and provides unique advantages in scale, speed, process conditions and enables a more extensive range of metals and multi-metallic structures.This project proposes to install a dedicated cold spray additive manufacturing (CSAM) cell for aerospace OEMs to develop and validate manufacturing opportunities with high potential for cost-saving and step-change performance.Following this capital investment, a portfolio of projects will increase the TRL and provide UK aerospace with a unique competitive advantage.