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Author Calder, Neil J. Institution British Aerospace Military Aircraft, Blackburn, UK
Source Materials Technology. v 15 n 1 2000. p 34-37.
Abstract Rapid manufacturing processes have the potential to have a major impact on the overall production costs of military airframes. The use of techniques such as direct metal deposition to create fit for purpose metallic material in the manufacture of near net shape alternatives to complex castings and forgings has the effect of dramatically reducing the lead times for such items, hence enabling their use in an agile manufacturing environment. A case study of the manufacture of an aircraft frame using forging, machining from billet and direct metal deposition has demonstrated the theoretical effects on the overall cycle time using rapid manufacturing of complex airframe structural members. [References: 11] XX