The objective is to examine the potential of manufacturing structural aerospace composite applications by utilizing9T Labs的添加融合技术（AFT）。
9T实验室AG, a Zurich-based 3D printer manufacturer, has announced a new partnership to investigate and test the potential of producing structural aerospace composite applications at scale with its Additive Fusion Technology (AFT). The innovative hybrid technology, which combines rapid bulk molding compound (BMC) overmolding with high-resolution additive manufacturing to automate manufacture, provides a cost-competitive alternative to the conventional production of aluminum aerospace parts. For 9T Labs, this relationship with Purdue University, one of the top engineering universities in West Lafayette, Indiana, is a first-of-its-kind venture.
9T Labs市场营销和业务开发负责人Yannick Willemin表示：“传统的复合制造是昂贵，浪费和限制的几何自由，尤其是对于小型应用程序。”“我们正在定义一种新的复合制造标准，该标准使我们能够像金属零件一样轻松地生产结构复合零件。我们与普渡大学的新合作伙伴关系是使这项技术在未来12-18个月内更广泛可用和访问的有意义的一步。”
“We’ve chosen to collaborate with 9T Labs because we believe that their development of AFT and their novel hybrid approach is the future of the composite manufacturing industry,” commented Dr. Pipes, professor of Engineering at Purdue University.
9T Labs’ Additive Fusion Technology
Proper fiber layup and excellent consolidation are crucial for producing a lightweight structural element. By first employing the Build Module to create a fiber layup, the Additive Fusion Technology (AFT) enables the automated fabrication of optimum part designs obtained from theFibrify software。
只有当融合模块将热量和压力施加到准备的部分以将其融合在一起时，所得的预成型部分具有结构复合部分所需的巩固质量。这种独家的两阶段技术可确保生产应用的零件质量，可重复性和成本效益。
Users may quickly define fiber designs with the Fibrify Design Suite. By immediately exporting the composite parts to commercially accessible FEA simulation software for structural ability verification, users can fully optimize them. Users can also manage, operate, and monitor their equipment in real time with Fibrify Production.
航天Applications via additive manufacturing
航天is a demanding real-world application for any technology, yet additive manufacturing is rising to the challenge.
例如，突出的3D打印机公司EOS与工程设计软件专家合作Hyperganicto enhance the appearance and functionality of 3D printed aerospace components. As part of the cooperation, the businesses aim to combine the AI-based algorithmic engineering software性核心with the laser powder bed fusion 3D printers from EOS. With the advent of the software, EOS customers can completely exclude the conventional part design procedure when designing their space propulsion components while utilizing algorithmic models. The change is anticipated to dramatically simplify the design workflow, enabling the computational generation of part geometries with enhanced performance in minutes.
Elsewhere,Stratasys, a producer of 3D printers, andAvio Aero通用航空业务,宣布计划that could result in deploying他们在新型航空航天应用中各自的技术。随着资格数据的发布Antero 840CN03polymer on theOrion spacecraft, Stratasys intends to encourage the creation of a model for applying the material in situations comparable to these. On the other hand,空中客车chose the Catalyst engine from Avio Aero to power its “Eurodrone，”未驾驶的飞机（UAV）旨在执行欧洲监视任务。
Previously, the 3D Printing Industry team had interviewed experts from well-known 3D printing factories. Manufacturers, service providers, and engineering companies have invested in sites containing various 3D printing technology as industrial additive manufacturing develops. Facilities, such as the Jabil 3D printing center of excellence, have been built for end-to-end scaled production of medical equipment in the healthcare and dental industries.新兴技术中心in Athens, Alabama, and similar otherfacilities created recently in the U.S. are geared toward supporting sectors like aerospace, energy, and more through AM technologies.TheLawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)也打开了Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory (AML)在加利福尼亚州，使用增材制造技术加速研究。
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Featured image shows a 3D printed composite overhead compartment pin bracket. Photo via 9T Labs.
