Additive Manufacturing for Aerospace Tooling
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Duration: 60 minutes, including LIVE Q&A
Before the mass acceptance of Additive Manufacturing, complicated geometries required for Aerospace Structure Assembly Tooling and Detail Part Inspection Fixtures have traditionally been machined using Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) techniques.
A Process/Manufacturing Engineer who had a 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD) file with a tooling concept would need to have the design quoted by multiple machine shops, go through a few iterations of design and tolerance scheme negotiations, machine programming time, manufacturing lead time, and quality buyoff before ever seeing a prototype of that tooling concept.
We know the value of 3D printing with FDM in an assembly house setting. Tolerances in Aerospace Manufacturing are extremely tight and quality of product is always prioritized over cost. However, you'll learn that by incorporating 3D printing into your business model, your reductions in cost and lead time do not always mean reductions in quality.
During this webinar, we'll discuss:
- How 3D printing affects the manufacturing floor
- How replacing metal tool details with FDM parts can save time and money
- Using 3D printed tools for supplied part verification
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