| Abstract Scope |
Metal additive manufacturing is disrupting the design, production, and supply chain of high-performance components in industries such as aerospace, medicine, and electronics packaging. Unfortunately, accessibility of MAM has eluded small and medium sized American manufacturers: high equipment and running costs & energy consumption, and need for costly auxiliary and post processes have prevented viable business cases to be developed.
The Resonance Assisted Deposition (RAD) technique uses small oscillations and voxel compression to print 3D metal parts in solid-state. 3-dimensional objects formed this way have greater than 99.98% density as-built, and requires no post-fabrication processing. This technique is carried out in ambient conditions that requires no gas or particle control. As compared with state-of-the-art melt-fusion AM technologies, the RAD technique as a Metal AM technology provides significant savings in equipment & facility capital, presents no safety and health risks, and has a workflow as simple as that of the FFF technology. |