| Abstract Scope |
Additive Manufacturing (AM) has received significant attention in recent years with improvements in materials and deposition processes. For purely structural applications, additive manufacturing can be the 100% solution. With an increasing push in multifunctional or smart structures and system solutions for the DoD, AM then becomes maybe an 80% solution with the need of additional processes like subtractive as well as printed materials that may require curing or sintering. To be truly multifunctional, multimaterial and added electronic functionality will be required. With this, additional material deposition technologies need to be integrated. In partnership with the DoD, nScrypt and parent company Sciperio has been strategically moving to a Direct Digital Manufacturing platform. This focus is looking to integrate multiple processes, materials and feedstock formats with post processing and metrology which we term DDM. This presentation will provide an overview of DDM and Factory in a Box (FIX). |