3D printing in aerospace and its long-term sustainability
| Autor: | Abdullah Azhar Sheikh, Sunil C. Joshi |
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| Přispěvatelé: | School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
Engineering
3-Dimensional printing business.industry 3D printing Long term sustainability Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design Popularity material selection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Manufacturing engineering Material selection Modeling and Simulation Signal Processing 3 dimensional printing part families Aerospace business layer manufacturing technologies |
| Popis: | Astonishingly 3D printing has excited the world of aerospace. This paper takes stock of the popular 3D printing processes in aerospace. Reasons for their popularity over the traditional manufacturing processes are dwelled upon. Materials developed specially for aerospace applications along with their characteristics are discussed. Ongoing activities related to 3D printing at various companies and organisations around the world are looked into. Project works in the area of extra-terrestrial printing are also highlighted. Even though 3D printing processes are operationally simple, they do have limitations in terms of the type, quality, and quantity of the materials they can handle. This paper underlines these points while discussing drawbacks of the printed components. Challenges associated with 3D printing in microgravity are also touched upon. Finally, a glimpse is taken into the future appearance of aerospace industry with 3D printing. Accepted version |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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