NIST MSAM Project Close-Out Workshop May 23-24, 2016
Measurement Science for Additive Manufacturing
NIST Award: 2013-2016 Project Close-Out and Summary of Results
Project Team: Northern Illinois University, Northwestern University, Quad City Manufacturing, ASM, FMA, IMEC
Followed by: NIST Workshop on Measurement Science for Directed Energy Deposition
May 23-24, 2016
2133 Sheridan Road – Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center
Evanston, Illinois 60208
NIST MSAM Project Close-Out Workshop
The aim of the NIST Measurement Science for Additive Manufacturing (MSAM) program was to develop tools for process control that would help to qualify metallic parts made by additive manufacturing. Our project, funded by the MSAM program, combined innovative experimental and numerical modeling methods to provide a high level of confidence in the quality of additive manufacturing produced parts. This workshop will present findings which examined critical process metrics that control the microstructural and mechanical properties, for parts fabricated using the Laser Engineered Net Shaping (LENS) process. It will also present the tools developed and process insights gained through modeling efforts, which will improve design efforts and at the same time, expand the range of capabilities of additive manufacturing equipment. Project results and lessons learned will be shared in order to advance the technology and stimulate planning for future work. This workshop will serve as a first step by the MSAM team towards delivering value content to industry as promised, with an emphasis on SME’s who are interested in participating but may not have the necessary background. Moving forward, the MSAM team will work with industry to ensure that this knowledge base is well understood, and that it provides a level of confidence for quick adoption of these technologies by broad segments of industry.
NIST Workshop on Measurement Science for Directed Energy Deposition
At the conclusion of the MSAM Project report-out, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will conduct a workshop on Measurement Science for Directed Energy Deposition. This event will bring together experts from diverse stakeholder groups to identify current and future needs, establish priorities, and develop action plans to advance the capabilities for metal-based additive manufacturing by Directed Energy Deposition. Directed Energy Deposition (DED) is a type of additive manufacturing process in which focused thermal energy is used to fuse materials (either in metal powder or solid stock form) by melting them as they are being deposited. Several commercial and research systems exist to produce metal parts using this approach. This workshop will build on prior additive manufacturing roadmaps and other efforts that have identified technology challenges and R&D needs, and will focus on high-priority measurement science needs. Workshop objectives are to identify:
• Measurement science barriers, challenges, and gaps that prevent the broad use of directed energy deposition processes;
• Priorities and timing for corresponding additive manufacturing standards development; and
• R&D needs to address the priority measurement and standards challenges.