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3D PRINTSHOP
Siemens finished its first full load
engine tests for conventional and newly
designed gas turbine blades produced
using AM technology.
ASU faculty at the January opening of the Manufacturing Research and Innovation Hub.
SIEMENS PRINTS AND TESTS
TURBINE BLADES
Siemens, Germany, achieved a
breakthrough by finishing its first full
load engine tests for gas turbine blades
completely produced using AM technol-
ogy. The company successfully validat-
ed multiple 3D-printed turbine blades
with a conventional blade design at full
engine conditions. Components were
tested at 13,000 revolutions per minute
and temperatures above 1250°C. Sie-
mens also tested a new blade design
with an improved internal cooling ge-
ometry manufactured using AM tech-
nology. The team worked with blades
manufactured at Materials Solutions,
its newly acquired 3D printing facility in
Worcester, UK. Tests were conducted at
the Siemens testing facility in the indus-
trial gas turbine factory in Lincoln, UK.
siemens.com.
QUESTEK WINS SIX SBIR/
STTR AWARDS
QuesTek Innovations LLC, Evan-
ston, Ill., was recently awarded six sep-
arate projects from the U.S. Navy and
U.S. Army to develop technologies and
design new alloys specifically tailored
to the unique processing conditions
and materials-related challenges of
additive manufacturing. These include
one Small Business Innovation Re-
search (SBIR) Phase II project, two SBIR
Phase I projects, and three Small Busi-
ness Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I
projects focused on aluminum, titani-
um, and steel systems. The combined
funding contract value exceeds $2 mil-
lion.
questek.com.
ARIZONA STATE LAUNCHES
NEW AM CENTER
To stay at the forefront of the ad-
ditive manufacturing industry, Arizo-
na State University’s (ASU) Ira A. Ful-
ton Schools of Engineering recently
launched the Manufacturing Research
and Innovation Hub. Located on the
Polytechnic campus, the 15,000-sq-ft
space is the largest AM research facil-
ity in the Southwest. The new center
features $2 million in state-of-the-art
plastic, polymer, and metal 3D printing
equipment along with advanced pro-
cessing and analysis capabilities. Hon-
eywell Aerospace, Concept Laser Inc.,
Phoenix Analysis & Design Technolo-
gies Inc., and Stratasys Ltd. partnered
with the Fulton Schools to establish the
new facility
. asu.edu.
CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY TO
ACQUIRE PURIS
Carpenter Technology Corp., Phil-
adelphia, will purchase Puris LLC, Bru-
ceton Mills, W.Va., a producer of titani-
um powder for additive manufacturing
and advanced technology applications,
for $35 million. The assets to be ac-
quired include Puris’ titanium powder
operations and business, additive man-
ufacturing assets, patents, and related
intellectual property. As a result of the
transaction, Carpenter will enter the
titanium powder market significantly
earlier than previously planned. Op-
erations will continue at the existing
Puris site, which is well positioned for
future expansion and will operate as
a functional unit of Carpenter Powder
Products, complementing Carpenter’s
existing portfolio of powder metallurgy
offerings.
cartech.com.