Implementing Large Format Additive Manufacturing in Aerospace Tooling via Process Integration and Finite Element Analysis of Print Performance

Ascent Aerospace (Ascent) designs and manufactures a diverse array of customized aerospace tooling, creating a low-volume/high-mix production environment where precision is critical. As a result, Additive Manufacturing (AM)—and, more specifically, Large Format Additive Manufacturing (LFAM)—stands to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cotter, Philip D.
Other Authors: Hansman, R. John
Format: Thesis
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2022
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/139109