European Large Additive Subtractive Integrated Modular Machine now suitable for construction

这Large Additive Subtractive Integrated Modular Machine(LASIMM), a hybrid manufacturing project of 10 partners across the EU, has reached a new milestone in technology readiness. In development since 2016, the €5 million project is nearing its completion, and is now capable of 3D printing and milling large scale metal parts for end use.

LASIMM项目协调员副主任EuricoAssunção欧洲焊接，加入和切割的联合会(EWF) commented, “While 3D printing for consumers and makers has received a great deal of publicity, it is within the industrial manufacturing and construction industries that this technology could have its most significant and lasting impact,”

“它的使用已经达到了一个临界点和technological achievement will pave the way to enable entire construction infrastructures to be 3D printed in the future.”

LASIMM制造目标

LASIMM项目由European Horizon 2020基金，支持将使大陆领先的技术的研究和发展工业4.0的新制造浪潮。

LASIMM发展目标确定年代pecifically include a 20% reduction in time and cost of current additive and subtractive processes; a 15% increase in productivity for high-volume additive manufacturing; more machine flexibility; and a contribution to the standardization and certification of other hybrid processes.

In addition, the machine should offer all the advantages common to additive manufacturing processes: minimizing floor space, enabling a digitized inventory, and facilitating localized manufacturing, reducing supply chain length.

这lasimmand team at its midterm milestone. Photo via LASIMM.eu

创纪录的金属添加剂制造

LASIMM内的金属制造技术是电弧添加剂制造(WAAM) which has become popular withmaritime advanced manufacturing initiatives。By the end of the project, which should be closing sometime in 2019, the machine should be at TRL 6 (System Adequacy Validated in Simulated Environment) and capable of 3D printing parts 10m in length and hundreds of kilograms in weight. If so, the machine will break橡树岭国家实验室 Guinness World Record for the largest 3D printed partsin the world. At this stage, the LASIMM should also be capable of working with aluminum and steel feedstocks. Its processability of titanium is expected to follow after. The system will be supported by software that enables 3D printing directly from CAD files, and seamlessly integrates multi process CAM.

After process verification and acceptance, the LASIMM consortium expect there to be a 6 to 12 month industrialization period, after which point the machine will be ready for commercial distribution.

根据最近的更新，LASIMM“现在已经准备好构建，并且能够3D打印大型金属，大零件和建筑结构。”现在将通过生产一系列示范零件进行测试。