Teb Chaws Asmeskas Navy Expands Its Metal 3D Printing Capabilities

Jun 14, 2019 Tso lus

Lub Tebchaws Nraum Nraum Tsav Tebchaws Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) nyob hauv Florida tau nrhiav ib tus qauv tshiab 3D tshuab luam ntawv rau nws cov Kev Raug Ntxiv (AML).

Qhov sib ntxiv ntawm cov tshuab luam ntawv EOS M290 3D yuav tso cai rau NSWC PCD los ua qhov khoom thiab prototypes kom 'ua kom muaj kev tiv thaiv warfighting.'

"Muaj ntau yam zoo rau kev nkag mus rau ib lub tshuab luam ntawv hlau 3D," said Chuck Self, NSWC PCD AML lub taub hau. "Qhov zoo tshaj plaws muaj xws li txo lub sij hawm kom tiav luam tawm, kev tsim rov ua dua, thiab qhov nyuaj ntawm cov khoom muaj rau luam."


"NSWC PCD's GOAL YOG TOM ZOO RAU TUS NEEG THIAB COV KHOOM ZOO KOM ZOO RAU COV WARFIGHTER, THIAB TSIS TXHOB LUAM YUAV TSUM PAUB TUS KHEEJ THIAB COV KHOOM TSIM NYOG RAU COV KHOOM ZOO TSHAJ PLAWS THIAB COV KHOOM NTSHUAB HAUV LUB SIJ HAWM TUS KHEEJ."


Integrating 3D luam ntawv mus rau hauv Teb Chaws Asmeskas Tub Rog

Lub NSWC PCD nyob hauv US Naval cov tub rog nyob ze ntawm Panama City, Florida. Nws ua cov kev tshawb fawb txog kev ua tsov rog hauv kev ua tsov ua rog thiab nws txoj kev kawm muaj xws li optics, acoustics, mine tsovrog thiab neeg hlau.

Teb Chaws Asmeskas Navy yog siv nyiaj ntau heev hauv 3D luam tawm. Nyob rau hauv 2018 ib leeg, Lub Chaw Lis Haujlwm Saib Xyuas Kev Ua Haujlwm (USR) tau them $ 2.6 lab rau qhov kev qhia txog cov khoom siv hlau ua ntxiv; Lockheed Martin tau nkag mus rau hauv $ 5.8 lab daim ntawv cog lus nrog lub zog; thiab, thaum kawg ntawm lub xyoo Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) kwv yees nws cov fleet dhau los ntawm kev siv ntawm 1,000 3D luam qhov chaw.

Tsis ntev los no, cov tub rog Marine Corps Systems (MCSC) tau tsim cov Kev Ua Lag Luam Raug Kev Lag Luam Tshaj Lij (Advanced Manufacturing Operations Cell) kom muab 24/7 3D luam tawm, thiab Navy tau siv lub tshuab los txhim kho ntau lub nkoj hauv nws cov fleet.


3D printing naval qhov chaw nrog lub M290

Qhov tseeb hlau 3D tshuab luam ntawv ntxiv rau AML yog ib qho EOS M290 Direct Hlau Laser Sintering (DMLS) system, uas tau raug siv los ua cov khoom xws li cov khoom siv lem ports thiab cov khoom siv hydraulic. Nws nta ib ntim 250 x 250 x 325 mm ntim thiab siv 400-watt fiber ntau lub laser, nrog ib qho zoo txaus ntsig zoo, hauv ib lub chaw nitrogen kom muaj tseeb, txoj hauv siab, thiab siab ntim tawm ntawm cov hmoov hlau.

Halie Cameron, NSWC PCD mechanical engineer hais tias, "Lub tshuab luam ntawv muaj peev xwm tsim lub tsev ua cov khoom loj heev uas tsis muaj peev xwm ua tau los ntawm kev ua lag luam."

Ntxiv, "Ib qho txiaj ntsim ntawm lub tshuab luam ntawv yog qhov yuav txo tau, los ntawm kev sib txuas ua ke uas yuav tau muab cais tawm nrog rau kev ua lag luam. Raws li lub peev xwm loj hlob, hlau 3D printers yuav yuav ua irreplaceable. "

Nicole Waters, NSWC PCD tshuab lub khws qhov project manager, hais ntxiv qhov 3D tshuab luam ntawv pub rau NSWC PCD los tsim ib qho kev sib koom tes thiab innovation 3D printing network hauv tub rog puag.

EOS M290 Direct Metal Laser