Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) continues to achieve traction as a viable different to traditional manufacturing, significantly in demanding sectors corresponding to protection. In a latest collaboration between Nurol Makina, an industrial producer primarily based in Ankara, Türkiye, and MetalWorm, a WAAM expertise developer, a essential connector element for armored automobiles was efficiently produced utilizing WAAM and subjected to a complete battery of exams.
The half, weighing roughly 8.5kg, was produced utilizing metal wire feedstock and WAAM expertise. After AM, it was machined to closing specs utilizing typical subtractive strategies. The goal of this challenge was to evaluate WAAM’s suitability for producing high-performance, safety-critical parts in real-world protection purposes.
Testing was performed each in laboratory settings and underneath operational subject situations. Over eight months, the element was put in on an armored automobile and evaluated via harmful and non-destructive exams. The half confirmed no indicators of failure and met all required mechanical and metallurgical efficiency standards.
The findings from Nurol Makina and MetalWorm have been introduced on the AMC Additive Manufacturing Convention Türkiye, highlighting WAAM’s reliability and efficiency underneath excessive use circumstances. The profitable end result reinforces WAAM’s potential to be used in prototype improvement, low-volume manufacturing, and time-sensitive manufacturing within the protection business.
