| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2023 Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF Symp 2023)
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| Symposium
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2023 Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF Symp 2023)
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| Presentation Title |
Robotic Wire-fed Additive Manufacturing for Forging Dies. |
| Author(s) |
Bishal Silwal |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Bishal Silwal |
| Abstract Scope |
Forging is one of the major manufacturing processes which makes a critical contribution to transportation, aerospace, energy, medical, and countless other sectors. There are different types of forging equipment and processes available and materials such as steel, aluminum can be easily forged. In high productivity, most forging operations use metal-forming dies. These dies require heavy machining and heat treatment prior to forging. Machining particularly generates waste material and can also be a time-consuming process. Robotic wire-fed additive manufacturing has the potential to improve material and energy efficiency and provide carbon and cost-saving opportunities to end users. A case study was performed to analyze the differences between machining and Robotic wire-fed additive manufacturing of forging dies in terms of energy and cost parameters. A medium carbon low alloy steel was selected for this study. The results show significant cost savings can be considered if the wire-fed Robotic deposition technology is implemented. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Definite: Post-meeting proceedings |