Abstract
Lockheed Martin and Oak Ridge National (ORNL) are working jointly to develop an additive manufacturing (AM) system known as Big Area Additive Manufacturing (BAAM). The BAAM is capable of manufacturing components measured in terms of inches or feet, along with multiple yards in all dimensions. It has the potential to manufacture parts completely unbounded in size. Lockheed Martin has initiated efforts for the development of advanced materials, equipment, and processes for AM, and continues to be an industry leader in the field, realizing a vision that started in the late 1990s for manufacturing advanced thermoplastic composites of arbitrary size and shape. The company is jointly working with ORNL to leverage the lab's expertise in materials development and processing through the established US Department of Energy's (DOE) Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF).
Original language | English |
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Pages | 15-17 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Volume | 171 |
No | 3 |
Specialist publication | Advanced Materials and Processes |
State | Published - Mar 2013 |