美国制造announces a new Rapid Innovation Call (RIC) worth $185K in total funding from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Manufacturing and Industrial Base Technology Division, to advance qualification and certification (Q&C) of additive manufacturing (AM) materials, processes, and products throughout the supply chain.
“We have been encouraging our membership community to submit topic ideas for subsequent RICs,” said Brandon D. Ribic, Ph.D., America Makes Technology Director. “We received tremendous support evidence by the high number of quality suggestions. While today’s RIC announcement encompasses three topics with unique technical focuses, they share a unified goal of advancing qualification and certification as a means to removing a recognized industry barrier to the broader adoption of additive manufacturing technologies.”
此RIC将在三个主题领域中满足会员资格的需求：
主题1：金属AM过程表面特征的表征
该项目的技术重点是对金属AM表面特征的原位过程监测的开发和演示。目的是扩大对金属AM的行业理解，并建立定量数据集以完善最佳实践，随后将促进Q＆C标准。由于这是成员驱动的RIC，因此此项目电话没有成本份额的要求。
主题2：AM产品资格和认证的部分家庭（Q＆C）
技术重点是利用现有的AM数据来创建AM家庭，以增加公共领域内验证的AM数据的数量并制定Q＆C标准。目的是在诸如AM零件Q＆C零件的Q＆C诸如航空航天，医疗和航空之类的特定行业中更广泛地采用AM。由于这是政府驱动的RIC，因此此电话的成本份额要求为25％。
Topic 3: Development of Test Artifacts for the Characterization of AM In-situ Process Monitoring Systems
该项目的技术重点是使用测试工件或几何特征集评估基于金属的AM商业系统中原位过程监测的性能。目的是实时增加AM制造和AM零件质量，而不是制造后的质量分析。由于这是政府驱动的RIC，因此此电话的成本份额要求为25％。
*** RIC时间轴和详细信息***
Launch：2021年2月9日
合格:所有参与者(铅和子建议者)必须be America Makes members.
Informational Webinar: February 15, 2021 at 2 p.m. EST. Registration is required.
提交截止日期：2021年3月1日，星期一下午5点之前美东时间
Anticipated Award(s) Announcement: March 15, 2021
- 预期每个主题的奖励：主题1 $ 50K，主题2 $ 75K和主题3 $ 60K
More information, details and participant guidelines for the RIC can be found at americamakes.us/project-calls. America Makes members and government stakeholders are also encouraged to submit topic(s) for future RICs. As funding becomes available, America Makes will be announcing additional RICs.
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