Development of a method to analyse the 3D printing potential of operating materials in the medium engine assembly
Lentz, Sophia (2020)
Lentz, Sophia
2020
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020052815000
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020052815000
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More and more companies and industries use additive manufacturing to test and produce parts. However, not all parts are suited to be manufactured additively. In combination with the growing application scope, suitable parts have to be identified quickly and without much effort. The goal of this thesis is to develop a method that allows companies to make quick and justified decisions regarding the suitability of operating materials for additive manufacturing. Additionally, a priority number is calculated. This allows the ranking of the proposals and therefore a prioritisation of the implementation. The decision about the suitability for additive manufacturing is based on exclusion criteria that regard the manufacturability and technical restrictions of additive manufacturing. Further, some priority criteria are defined that are quantified and result in the priority number. The decision is made mainly automatically, with just a few aspects that have to assessed manually by an additive manufacturing expert.
The development of the method is based on a literature research of already existing methods as well as the processes at Rolls-Royce Power Systems (RRPS). The requirements of RRPS and the specific application scope of operating materials result in a method that is customised to the usage at RRPS. It does however present a good groundwork for an adaption to other application cases besides operating materials. The overall structure can stay unchanged and the criteria and data adapted to the needs of another usage.
Keywords: Additive Manufacturing, 3D printing, Part identification for 3D printing, Prioritisation
The development of the method is based on a literature research of already existing methods as well as the processes at Rolls-Royce Power Systems (RRPS). The requirements of RRPS and the specific application scope of operating materials result in a method that is customised to the usage at RRPS. It does however present a good groundwork for an adaption to other application cases besides operating materials. The overall structure can stay unchanged and the criteria and data adapted to the needs of another usage.
Keywords: Additive Manufacturing, 3D printing, Part identification for 3D printing, Prioritisation