Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) continues to realize traction as a viable various to traditional manufacturing, significantly in demanding sectors comparable to protection. In a current collaboration between Nurol Makina, an industrial producer primarily based in Ankara, Türkiye, and MetalWorm, a WAAM expertise developer, a crucial connector element for armored automobiles was efficiently produced utilizing WAAM and subjected to a complete battery of exams.
The half, weighing roughly 8.5kg, was produced utilizing metal wire feedstock and WAAM expertise. After AM, it was machined to last specs utilizing typical subtractive strategies. The purpose of this challenge was to evaluate WAAM’s suitability for producing high-performance, safety-critical elements in real-world protection functions.
Testing was carried out each in laboratory settings and below operational discipline situations. Over eight months, the element was put in on an armored car and evaluated via harmful and non-destructive exams. The half confirmed no indicators of failure and met all required mechanical and metallurgical efficiency standards.
The findings from Nurol Makina and MetalWorm had been introduced on the AMC Additive Manufacturing Convention Türkiye, highlighting WAAM’s reliability and efficiency below excessive use instances. The profitable consequence reinforces WAAM’s potential to be used in prototype growth, low-volume manufacturing, and time-sensitive manufacturing within the protection trade.
