Quad City Manufacturing Quad City Manufacturing Laboratory Laboratory Western Illinois University Western Illinois University APPLICATIONS IN DIRECT METAL LASER APPLICATIONS IN DIRECT METAL LASER MANUFACTURING James W Sears, PhD Exec Director Quad City Manufacturing Laboratory (QCML) Exec. Director – Quad City Manufacturing Laboratory (QCML) Eric Faierson, PhD and Korby Heinsen This work is funded under the cooperative agreement W15QKN-11-2-0008 with the Army Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) and Western Illinois University.
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Quad City Manufacturing Quad City Manufacturing LaboratoryLaboratoryWestern Illinois University Western Illinois University
APPLICATIONS IN DIRECT METAL LASERAPPLICATIONS IN DIRECT METAL LASER MANUFACTURING
James W Sears, PhDExec Director Quad City Manufacturing Laboratory (QCML)Exec. Director – Quad City Manufacturing Laboratory (QCML)
Eric Faierson, PhD and Korby Heinsen
This work is funded under the cooperative agreement W15QKN-11-2-0008 with the Army Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) and Western Illinois University.
OutlineOutline
Quad City Manufacturing Laboratory Quad City Manufacturing Laboratory Introduction: Where did this come from? History of Metal Deposition History of Metal Deposition
Applications Prototypes: Castings, Metal Injection Molding, Prototypes: Castings, Metal Injection Molding, Qualification hardware Legacy parts V l M f i S Bi M d Low Volume Manufacturing: Sports, Bio-Med, Defense, NASA
Current Applications & Results at QCML Current Applications & Results at QCMLTi, IN 718, Al
Summary Summary
The Quad City AreaQuad Cities (all 17 of us)QCML
The Quad City Area
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John Deere WWHQRock Island Arsenal
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Rock Island Arsenal & QCMLRock Island Arsenal & QCML
Quad City Manufacturing Laboratory(QCML)
h QC i f fi ( 01 (3))The QCML is a Not-for-Profit (501c(3)) Research and Development Company imbeddedResearch and Development Company imbedded
within the R k I l d A lRock Island Arsenal
Joint Manufacturing and Technology CenterJoint Manufacturing and Technology Center
MissionMission The Quad City Manufacturing Laboratory (QCML) The Quad City Manufacturing Laboratory (QCML)
provides integrated manufacturing solutions for the use of titanium, magnesium, aluminum, silicon carbide and other light advanced metal composite materials forother light advanced metal composite materials for Department of Defense and private industry.
The primary mission of QCML is to provide local and The primary mission of QCML is to provide local and regional job creation and retention for the Rock Island Arsenal’s Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center (JMTC) and Quad City companies(JMTC) and Quad City companies.
Assist in application developments through advanced materials processing for incubation of new business formaterials processing for incubation of new business for the Quad City region.
QCML - Vision“The Technology and Talent Gateway”
Rock Island Arsenal John Deere
QCMLEducator’s Forum
Technology & Process Training
QCMLPrimary Mission
Technology Development
TalentTechnology
Technology & Process TrainingUniversities
Community CollegesSmall Business Incubation
Industry
Titanium PMAdvanced Metal Matrix CompositesNear Net Shape ManufacturingAdvanced Material ProcessingEfficiency Industry
*Typical hardness of AL 10Si Mg as listed by EOS is 120 (Brinell)*Typical hardness of AL 10Si Mg as listed by EOS is 120 (Brinell)
What is Next?What is Next?
One issue is the lack of alloys available for One issue is the lack of alloys available for DMLM. The alloys we plan to develop for this technology include but are not limited to:toMagnesium – WE 43 Other Aluminum Alloys 4047 Al bronzeOther Aluminum Alloys – 4047, Al-bronzeTiAl – Ti 48-2-2Other sources of Ti-6Al-4V, IN 625, IN 718Refractory alloysRefractory alloys
SummarySummary
QCML is providing DMLM services, specializing in reactive alloys (Ti, Al, IN 718)y ( , , )
QCML has demonstrated the ability to produce Ti-6Al-4V, Al-10Si-0.3Mg and IN 718 parts6Al 4V, Al 10Si 0.3Mg and IN 718 parts
DMLM offers part complexity without tooling DMLM ideal for: DMLM ideal for: