About this Abstract |
Meeting |
2025 Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF Symp 2025)
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Symposium
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2025 Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF Symp 2025)
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Presentation Title |
Hybridization of Commercial Directed Energy Deposition System for In-Situ Repair of Parts |
Author(s) |
Juan Pablo Garcia Chavira, Jason McCleary, Angel Bravo, Francisco Medina |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Juan Pablo Garcia Chavira |
Abstract Scope |
Due to metal-AM’s proneness to thermal gradients, rough surface finish, and need for support structures, post-processing using traditional manufacturing is required. Combining additive and subtractive technologies into a hybrid system mitigates the limitations of individual technologies and enhances their advantages. Of the metal-AM technologies, directed energy deposition has gained interest for hybridization. Hybrid DED has proven successful in reducing material usage and manufacturing time. Hybrid DED particularly excels in the repair of existing parts to extend lifetime. Most hybrid DED processes are built by adding an additive component to an existing subtractive system such as CNC, emphasizing the subtractive process. By prioritizing the AM process, integrating a subtractive system into a commercial DED system (RPM Innovations’ 222XR), an increment in the availability of quality hybrid DED systems can be achieved. To prove this, a GR&R study was performed on parts fabricated on the hybrid system that was developed. |
Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Post-meeting proceedings |