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Briefing
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- 3D Printed Fuselage Panel – French aerostructure manufacturer Stelia Aerospace demonstrated potential 3D printing application in complex manufacturing processes, creating one-piece, one-square meter self-reinforcing aircraft fuselage panel
- Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) – Uses technique similar to Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM), where aluminum wires are melted, instead of plastic, and deposited layer by layer to build up object
- Potential Business Benefits – Can reduce environmental waste, lower production cost, simplify manufacturing processes and make way for innovate designs
- Project Partners – Include aluminum company Constellium, French engineering school Centrale Nantes, and consulting firm CT Ingenerie, with half of project funded by France’s Directorate General for Civil Aviation
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Business Model and Practices
Business Model
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Sector
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Industrial Manufacturing
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Organization
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CT Ingenerie, Centrale Nantes, Constellium, Stelia Aerospace, École Nationale de l'Aviation Civile
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Source
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Jackson, B., "Stelia Aerospace use WAAM build an airplane fuselage",
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Gubisch, M., "French aerostructures specialist Stelia Aerospace has produced, through additive manufacturing, a metallic fuselage panel complete with integrated stiffeners.",
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Szondy, D., "Stelia uses 3D printing to create self-reinforcing aircraft fuselage panel",
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AcceleratingBiz analysis
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Original Publication Date
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February 20, 2018
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