Metal Part Production with Additive Manufacturing for Aerospace and Defense Industry

Year 2019, Volume: 11 Issue: 3, 201 - 210, 30.12.2019

Koray Özsoy , Burhan Duman , Diyar İçkale Gültekin

Abstract

In the
aerospace and defense industry, the production of parts using existing
technologies is difficult. The production problem of these difficult parts is
solved by the Additive Manufacturing (AM) method. It is possible to produce
parts with complex geometry which cannot be manufactured by traditional
manufacturing method. In addition, more functional, lighter and more economical
parts are produced by AM method. In our country, the most innovative and
value-added applications of additive manufacturing technologies are used in the
aviation, aerospace and defense industries. The main uses of additive
manufacturing technology in the field of aviation and defense to accelerate the
time of product launch to market by shortening the design and manufacturing
process, to increase productivity, to reduce costs and to provide cost
advantage in low number production. In the light of this information, instead
of the existing technology in the aeronautics and defense industry sector,
metal parts manufacturing comes to the fore with AM method. In the study, the
current state of additive manufacturing technology in the aerospace sector is
examined. In addition, advantages and disadvantages of AM method for aerospace
and defense sector are presented.

Keywords

Additive Manufacturing, Aerospace, Defense Industry, Metal Parts

Metal Part Production with Additive Manufacturing for Aerospace and Defense Industry

Abstract

In the
aerospace and defense industry, the production of parts using existing
technologies is difficult. The production problem of these difficult parts is
solved by the Additive Manufacturing (AM) method. It is possible to produce
parts with complex geometry which cannot be manufactured by traditional
manufacturing method. In addition, more functional, lighter and more economical
parts are produced by AM method. In our country, the most innovative and
value-added applications of additive manufacturing technologies are used in the
aviation, aerospace and defense industries. The main uses of additive
manufacturing technology in the field of aviation and defense to accelerate the
time of product launch to market by shortening the design and manufacturing
process, to increase productivity, to reduce costs and to provide cost
advantage in low number production. In the light of this information, instead
of the existing technology in the aeronautics and defense industry sector,
metal parts manufacturing comes to the fore with AM method. In the study, the
current state of additive manufacturing technology in the aerospace sector is
examined. In addition, advantages and disadvantages of AM method for aerospace
and defense sector are presented.

 

In our country, companies such as TEI, TAI, KALEGRUP, ASELSAN
and FNSS are among the international suppliers in the aerospace and defense industry.
These companies have, instead of themselves, their sub-suppliers manufacture
parts by AM method. The objective is to increase the number of sub-suppliers as
fan expansion and floor expansion in the aerospace sector. In the light of this
information, instead of the existing technology in the aeronautics and defense
industry sector, metal parts manufacturing comes to the fore with AM method. In
the study, the current state of additive manufacturing technology in the
aerospace sector is examined. In addition, advantages and disadvantages of AM
method for aerospace and defense sector are presented.

Keywords

Additive Manufacturing, Aerospace, Defense Industry, Metal Parts

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