Laser Direct Manufacturing Developments State-of-the-Art and Activities in the French Aerospace Industry

Abstract

Direct metal laser manufacturing technology is an innovative process, which allows fabricating parts directly from computer aided design data. This technology could be an alternative solution to obtain parts with excellent internal properties for low volume of production or to respond for product support in case of old aircraft. A quick overview is presented at first, then the development in the French aerospace industry. First tests or applications are shown and demonstrate the great potential of the laser direct manufacturing process for aerospace parts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA524691

Entities

People

  • Gilles Surdon

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Aerospace Industry
  • Alloys
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Fabrication
  • Laser Additive Manufacturing
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Selective Laser Melting
  • Selective Laser Sintering

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Space