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SUPPORT-ZERO

EVOLUTION OF THERMAL PROCESS IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY IN METALS FOR THE MINIMIZATION OF SUPPORTS THROUGH PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL ANALYSIS OF THE PROCESS.

Field
Regional
Date
01/01/2017 - 31/05/2018
Industry
  • Manufactura
Budget
96730
Funded by

IVACE

Website
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PROJECT INFORMATION

DESCRIPTION

Supports in metal additive manufacturing technologies serve the function of heat dissipation so that the processed material does not exceed the boiling temperature. Therefore, the supports are sacrificial geometries involving high production and post-processing costs. Therefore, minimizing supports or even eliminating them would go a long way toward making metal additive manufacturing more competitive.

Supports in metal additive manufacturing technologies serve the function of heat dissipation so that the processed material does not exceed the boiling temperature. Therefore, the supports are sacrificial geometries involving high production and post-processing costs. Therefore, minimizing supports or even eliminating them would go a long way toward making metal additive manufacturing more competitive.

Impact

The SUPPORT-ZERO project - Evolution of the thermal process in metal Additive Manufacturing Technology for the minimization of supports through physical and analytical analysis of the process - aims to reduce and even eliminate the need to manufacture supports in metal Additive Manufacturing Technologies, by obtaining a method that correlates the geometry of the parts, the energy provided and the conductivity of the material.

Contact information

José Ramón Blasco Puchades
Department Manager

AIDIMME

Technological capabilities

Robotics
Additive manufacturing