Deployable Manufacturing Center (DMC) Systems and Methods for Manufacturing Metal Parts

摘要

A deployable manufacturing center (DMC) system [10] is a foundry module [12] comprising a metallurgical system configured to transform raw materials into alloy powders [48], and an additive manufacturing system configured to form alloy powders [48] into metal parts. It includes an additive manufacturing (AM) module [14] that includes The deployable manufacturing center (DMC) system [10] also includes a machining module [16] that includes a machining system configured to machine a metal part into a machined metal part, and an inspection and evaluation system configured to inspect and evaluate the metal part. Includes a quality conformance (QC) module. A method of manufacturing a metal part comprises providing a deployable manufacturing center (DMC) system [10]; placing a (DMC) system at a desired location; forming alloy powder [48] from raw materials using a deployable foundry module [12]; and thereafter forming the metal part from the alloy powder [48] using an additive manufacturing (AM) module [10].