Lincoln Electric, Case Western Reserve teaming on additive manufacturing benchmarking project

摘要

Lincoln Electric and a group of partners have been awarded funding by America Makes to benchmark metal-layering technology, using a Lincoln Electric-developed, laser-assisted, wire-based additive process, versus conventional addi-tive manufacturing technologies. The $700,000 project, entitled High Throughput Functional Material Deposition Using a Laser Hot Wire Process, is funded by America Makes, a recently rebranded name for the (U.S.) National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute founded in August 2012. This public-private partnership, based in Youngstown, Ohio, is tasked with developing and accelerating additive manufacturing and 3D printing to help increase the U.S.'s global manu-facturing competitiveness. This project marks the second round of funding for the Case Western Reserve University and Lincoln Electric team by America Makes. It builds upon initial research by the team that yielded evidence that a wire-based, laser-assisted process is an effective metal cladding and layering method for repairs made to molds used in aluminum casting for the automotive industry.