08 - Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management
MANUFACTURE OF LARGE-SCALE SPACE EXPLORATION COMPONENTS USING WIRE + ARC ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
C. Diao¹, E. Eimer¹, S. Mancini, Thales Alenia Space, Italy; S. Krishnaswamy¹, F. Schwarz¹, E. Pagone¹, J. Ding¹, S. Williams¹, Z. Pinter², F. Martina²; ¹Cranfield University, United Kingdom ;²WAAM3D, United Kingdom
Cranfield University, Thales Alenia Space and WAAM3D believe that WAAM process has great potential and is the go-to process for manufacturing large-scale aerospace space exploration components. With the combination of multi-functional tool, intelligent tool path planning and FEA simulation, the cost and lead time can be significantly reduced and the sustainability can be significantly increased.