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With the triple bottom line increasingly driving manufacturing decisions, a life cycle assessment is becoming ever more important to gauge the environmental performance of 3D metal printed products.

Making the transition from prototyping to production can be a major challenge for manufacturers. The challenge for additive manufacturing is that a components geometry is being produced at the same time as its properties and this makes quality control more challenging. So, is it possible to develop system and process reliability and validation using AM?

WAAM has been delivering significant environmental benefits when producing large-scale components. Our recent marine life cycle assessment has demonstrated the potential of this technology for delivering sizeable environmental impact savings for component creation.

Over recent years, Aircraft Research Association Ltd (ARA) has been looking into ways to improve lead times and costs for model creation and the latest partnership with WAAM3D has demonstrated the potential of this technology for such projects.

There are 5 questions you need to ask yourself when considering if WAAM is right for you. Put these questions to the test using this guide!

In this guide, we list the top ten reasons why WAAM and aerospace work well together

WAAM technology is highly effective for producing original parts from scratch, it can also offer a wide range of advantages if it is incorporated within a hybrid manufacturing process.

Take a look at our Aerospace infographic explaining how wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM®) is an environmentally sympathetic manufacturing process that helps resolve many macro and micro aerospace engineering issues.

Check out our useful recap on mechanical properties in this presentation covering a range of areas including deposition strategies, static properties and fatigue durability.

At a time when the future of our planet depends on the measures we take today, it is incumbent on all of us to take whatever measures we can to reduce our carbon footprint, as a means of preventing the runaway effects of global heating and climate change. Technologies such as WAAM can be at the forefront in helping us reach that goal, while delivering real savings in manufacturing costs.

From concept to reality the easy way

How it works, what it’s for and why you should consider it