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Briefing
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- Expanded 3D Printing Efforts – Rolls Royce, manufacturer of automobiles and aviation parts, announced it will produce and 3D print parts for airplanes using SLM 500 metal printer
- SLM 500 Metal Printer – First ever quad-laser machine introduced in 2013 has build rates of up to 171 cubic centimeters, ideal for high volume processes, and automated, minimizing human operator handling of metal powder
- SLM Solutions Background – Germany’s SLM Solutions is one of largest metal 3D printer providers, with selective laser melting machines like SLM280, SLM500 and SLM800, which are used in automotive and aerospace sectors
- Existing 3D Printing Capabilities – Rolls Royce has been researching 3D printing since 2013, having produced largest additive manufactured component ever flown, the Trent XWB-97 engine, made of titanium using Arcam’s metal system in 2015, and forming partnership with aerospace company Airbus in 2018 to develop and test 3D printed parts for Rolls-Royce’s UltraFan engine, which will launch in 2025
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Accelerator
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Sector
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Industrial Manufacturing, Transportation and Logistics
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Function
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Operations, Manufacturing and Production
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Organization
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Rolls Royce Holdings plc, SLM Solutions
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Source
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Original Publication Date
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June 19, 2019
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