Posted to News on 16th Jul 2008, 09:48
CRP Technology to attend Freeform Fabrication Symposium
Freeform Fabrication is a collection of manufacturing technologies that help to create parts without the need for part-specific tooling. A computerised model of the part is designed; it is sliced computationally and layer information is sent to a fabricator that reproduces the layers in a real material.
The purpose of the Solid Freeform Fabrication (SFF) Symposium is to provide a forum for technical exchange of research and developments in all areas of liquid, solid or gas phase SFF, the computer/machine technologies associated with the SFF processes, studies of various disciplines associated with SFF and applications of SFF. These include, but are not limited to, solid modelling, computer controls, system design, beam-materials interactions and the material science and engineering of SFF processing and post-processing of parts.
The Freeform Fabrication Symposium is taking place from 4-6 August 2008 in Austin, Texas, USA.
CRP Technology will attend with its CRP USA division in order to present an interesting freeform application in the motorsport sector.
On 5 August 2008, during the parallel session Application I, Stewart Davis, CRP USA Director of Operations, will discuss a paper named New Rapid Casting Techniques for Competitive Motor Sports.
Casting components utilising freeform manufacturing techniques to produce investment patterns have in recent years been overshadowed by the promise of direct metal machines. Despite this, casting vendors continue to work diligently to make the creation of complex components an almost commonplace occurrence.
This paper examines the work of CRP Technology and its creation of Windform PS to advance casting techniques and ultimately produce front and rear uprights for the new Epsilon Euskadi ee1 for competition in American Le Mans Series and the 2008 Le Mans 24 hours race. Developed and manufactured utilising the CRP Rapid Casting Method, these titanium rapid castings highlight the difficult and complex work involved in making this task look easy. The process is examined and outlined to help others understand the work involved.
For more information on the conference and to attend this event, visit www.utwired.engr.utexas.edu/lff/symposium/ or email [email protected].
