图片来源:Sciaky,Inc。
Additive manufacturing came to the rescue when International Submarine Engineering Ltd.’s latest autonomous underwater vehicle’s production was nearly sidelined after one of its component manufacturers went under.
ISE计划通过传统的制造工艺生产钛可变型压载水箱,但是当供应商(供应商)是一家以前为俄罗斯太空计划生产的螺旋桨罐的供应商,供应商倒闭时,该计划发生了变化。
该公司与Sciaky,Inc。联系,使用电子束添加剂制造技术生产储罐,以避免延迟其北极探险者自动驾驶汽车的生产。Sciaky以前的3D印刷钛推进剂罐在2015年用于洛克希德·马丁太空系统。
Sciaky可以使用增材制造方法在八周内生产传统的锻造设施16周才能生产传统的锻造设施。VB坦克将安装在今年春天将交付给塔斯马尼亚大学的新AUV上。经过试验和培训操作,它将部署在南极洲。
This 3D-printed titanium Variable Ballast tank allows an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle to park on the sea floor or hold itself to the underside of the ice during its research missions. Photo Credit: Sciaky, Inc.
ISE在一份声明中说,现在计划使用Sciaky的方法3D打印其他关键的钛零件。
钛VB坦克是ISE北极探险家AUV车辆的子系统。该公司此前为加拿大自然资源/国防研究和加拿大自然资源探险家建立了两名北极探险家,以绘制北极冰架下方的海底,以支持加拿大根据《联合国海洋法公约》第76条的要求。
The Arctic Explorer measurers nearly 23 feet in length and weighs 4,409 pounds. It can be launched from a ship or through an ice hole, and the modular sections can be separated for transport.
The VB system allows it to park on the sea floor or hold itself to the underside of the ice during its research missions. It’s rated to 5,000 meters (about 3.11 miles) depth. It’s charged and serviced by a Remotely Operated Vehicle after the AUV is attached to a docking head.
Sciaky市场营销副总裁Bob Phillips说:“ Sciaky很荣幸能够通过我们独一无二的Ebam流程来帮助ISE减少50%的生产时间,并通过3D打印其钛VB坦克来降低成本。”“我们的行业领先的EBAM技术是世界上唯一具有批准的土地,海洋,空气和空间应用零件的工业规模的金属3D打印解决方案。”
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