Accession Number:
AD1029462
Title:
Challenges of Enterprise Wide AM for Air Force Sustainment
Descriptive Note:
Journal Article
Corporate Author:
Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Wright Patterson Air Force Base United States
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Report Date:
2016-12-01
Pagination or Media Count:
5.0
Abstract:
No one challenges the massive potential of Additive Manufacturing AM for high-tech aerospace components. It is a cost-effective, tool-less production that can address many current Air Force supply chain challenges. It also can reduce weight through lightweight design while potentially improving performance and reducing cost.
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Subject Categories:
- Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering and Control of Production Systems