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Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing (abbreviated: WAAM) is a method to produce metal parts by adding and depositing material layer by layer. This technique uses a (standard) welding robot with a welding wire (electrode wire). These welding robots can deposit several kilos of material per hour, which enables the production of larger parts (up to approximately 2 x 2 m) in a more cost efficient manner and faster than with other additive manufacturing techniques (usually based on powder).
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Additive Manufacturing (AM) has brought a lot of progress in the recent decades for a wide range of applications within the industry, biomedical sector and consumer market. The main advantages of this technology are the great freedom of form with minimal use of material.
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BWI and VIVES have started a research project on the weldability of additively manufactured and conventional components.
The following themes will be investigated:
- Which processes can be used to connect metal-printed parts to conventionally manufactured pieces?
- Guidelines for the optimal combination of conventional techniques and AM techniques.
- What are the consequences of the applied welding process for the (mechanical) properties of the parts and for the connection itself?
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BWI and VIVES have started a research project on the weldability of additively manufactured and conventional components.
The following themes are investigated:
- Which processes can be used to connect metal-printed parts to conventionally manufactured pieces?
- Guidelines for the optimal combination of conventional techniques and AM techniques.
- What are the consequences of the applied welding process for the (mechanical) properties of the parts and for the connection itself?
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Optimisation of the Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) process and improvement of the static and fatigue properties
