Acquisition of a Keyence VR-5000 Wide Area Scanner for evaluating surface roughness and dimensional accuracies of 3D printed structures
Abstract
This proposal requests a wide area 3D scanner (Keyence VR-5000) that will enhance the research capabilities of Youngstown State University (YSU) in order to optimize an armada of Additive Manufacturing technologies available in YoungstownÕs additive manufacturing ecosystem (the combination of YSU, the Youngstown Business Incubator and America Makes - the first institute of a network of Manufacturing USA institutes - dedicated to AM). Additive Manufacturing is a suite of disruptive manufacturing technologies poised to solve many challenges currently facing the Department of Defense and the associated supply chain. The driving hypothesis of this proposal is that the dimensional tolerances, contours, and surface finish are critical parameters in the performance of a wide range of defense-relevant additively-manufactured products and that the proposed scanner will allow for unprecedented research on improving the quality and yield of complex AM devices, including polymer, ceramic, and metal structures, used by a large number of faculty and undergraduate and graduate students.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jul 09, 2020
- Source ID
- W911NF2010175
Entities
People
- Holly Martin
Organizations
- Army Contracting Command
- United States Army
- Youngstown State University