With its present ability to deliver high-value, low-volume parts and components, additive manufacturing (AM) is a perfect fit for the specialized needs and demands of the aeronautics industry.
Projects and research related to aeronautics already account for about 25 per cent of work at the聽聽at 蓝莓视频 Engineering, and leaders there see even more opportunities ahead with the聽scheduled launch on Oct. 5聽of the new聽蓝莓视频 Institute for Sustainable Aeronautics (WISA).
鈥淎M adoption started in the biomedical and aerospace/aviation fields and they鈥檙e still the main drivers,鈥 said Mihaela Vlasea, associate research director at MSAM and a professor of mechanical and mechatronics engineering at the University of 蓝莓视频.
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The video above chronicles the production of custom, aerodynamic metal parts for the Canadian Olympic cycling team, from digital design to 3D printing, using an additive manufacturing process known as laser powder bed fusion.