The Aviation AM Centre (AAMC), an EASA-approved aviation manufacturing organisation specialising in additive manufacturing (AM) for the aerospace business, has turn into the primary unbiased AM elements producer to qualify EOS steel 3D printing know-how below EASA Half-21/G approval.
Working intently with the EOS staff in Dusseldorf, a mixture manufacturing course of and materials has been certified by the AAMC to allow the manufacturing of licensed elements for airways, MROs, OEMs, and suppliers. EOS’ steel powder mattress know-how will now be deployed by the AAMC to assist plane upkeep, producing structural elements in plane cabins and plane methods throughout a variety of plane sorts.
Based on a press launch distributed by EOS, AAMC can additively manufacture plane elements with EASA Type 1, the European Airworthiness Launch Certificates, in a variety of supplies, akin to aluminium, titanium, stainless-steel and copper.
Vinayak Jagtap, AAMC Manufacturing Supervisor, mentioned: “We fastidiously reviewed and documented each step of the steel AM course of below our EASA Half-21/G approval, to fulfill the best Aviation high quality requirements of the German Aviation Authority. Because of this, our approval scope has been expanded to incorporate EOS and AMCM steel LPBF know-how. We sincerely thank the EOS staff right here in Düsseldorf for his or her assist and look ahead to producing licensed elements on the newest AMCM M290-2 1k dual-laser machine.”
Bernhard Randerath, AAMC Chairman and Accountable Supervisor, added: “This milestone marks our transition from design and prototyping to licensed steel plane elements for airways, MROs, OEMs, and suppliers. Our licensing mannequin additionally permits our companions to ascertain their very own licensed AM manufacturing cell and profit from our experience and Manufacturing Organisation Approval.”
Markus Glasser, EOS Senior Vice President EMEA supplied: “The EOS additive manufacturing know-how is the primary steel AM know-how worldwide to adjust to the stringent aviation manufacturing regulation EASA Half 21/G, each for the polymer and steel know-how. This functionality could have a major AM development push inside the Aviation Business.”
