About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2026 Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF Symp 2026)
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| Symposium
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2026 Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF Symp 2026)
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| Presentation Title |
Development of a Wire Directed Energy Deposition Worksheet for Identifying Additive Manufacturing Candidates |
| Author(s) |
Jennifer Brennan, James Burns, Nicole Klidas |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Jennifer Brennan |
| Abstract Scope |
Additive manufacturing (AM) use in commercial applications has increased dramatically in recent years. The shift was accelerated by supply chain fragility highlighted during the COVID pandemic. Manufacturers have increasingly considered the technology to replace items with otherwise long lead times. For larger components that were historically castings or forgings, wire-based directed energy deposition (DED) technology is of interest due to its ability to print large volumes of material faster than most other AM methods. However, the manufacturability considerations for DED are not necessarily obvious to the engineering practitioner inexperienced with AM technology. To this end, user guides and training are important for successful application selection. This document details development and testing of one such training tool, a worksheet for assessing the suitability of a component for manufacture via wire-based DED. The worksheet was deployed in a training session about metal AM and tested on printed components to assess its efficacy. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Undecided |