WAAM

WAAM Revolutionising the world of manufacturing, one layer at a time Motion can be provided either by robotic systems or computer numerical controlled gantries.

Additive manufacturing (AM) is a technology that promises to reduce part cost by reducing material wastage and time to market. Furthermore, AM can also enable an increase in design freedom, which potentially results in weight saving as well as facilitating the manufacture of complex assemblies formerly made of many subcomponents. The combination of an electric arc as heat source and wire as feedst

ock is referred to as WAAM and has been investigated for AM purposes since the 1990s, although the first patent was filed in 1925. WAAM hardware currently uses standard, off the shelf welding equipment: welding power source, torches and wire feeding systems. Whenever possible, MIG is the process of choice: the wire is the consumable electrode, and its coaxiality with the welding torch results in easier tool path. MIG is perfect for materials such as aluminium and steel, but unfortunately, with titanium, this process is affected by arc wandering. Consequently, tungsten inert gas, or plasma arc welding, is currently used for titanium deposition.

20/05/2020

It's 300 of you now! Thank you for your support

09/04/2018

We are at MACH show this year, come find us at Cranfield University's stand

12/02/2018

Demonstration of multi-robot flexible manufacturing in Cranfield's lab. In this video two robots are featured: - one is used for out-of-chamber deposition of...

If what we can show you is this cool, imagine what we can't?
11/05/2017

If what we can show you is this cool, imagine what we can't?

Featuring Wire + Arc Additive Manufacture of a high strength steel boogie suspension pad, printed at the Welding Engineering and Laser Processing Centre, Cra...

27/04/2017

For our PhD "Modelling Applications of Additive Manufacturing in Defence Support Services" carried out by Alessandro Busachi and sponsored by Babcock International Group

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