University of Delaware and U.S. military research high-temperature composite 3D printing technology

China3D printingNet March 18th, the University of Delaware has chosen Roboze ARGO 500 3D printingAircraft to facilitate high-temperature compounding with the U.S. Army3D printingCollaborative research.
The University’s Center for Composite Materials (CCM) aims to use industrial FFF systems to expand its scope of research while accelerating the manufacturing of manufactured products and mission-critical components for the US Department of Defense.


Roboze ARGO 500 3D printingmachine

CCM chose ARGO 500 because of its high accuracy and reliability, even when manufacturing parts made of super polymers and composite materials such as PEEK and carbon fiber. The system has also been optimized through many automated processes, making it faster than many other FFF systems currently available. CCM will support the needs of the US Army Additive Manufacturing Research Center (CCDC) Combat Capability Development Center to help them have professional, accurate and durable parts with high-end printer functions.


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Roboze ARGO 500 3D printingmachine. Picture from Roboze.

Larry Holmes Jr., Assistant Director of Digital Design and Additive Manufacturing, UD Composites Center, said: “We have chosen Roboze ARGO 500 as our partner. We pay particular attention to repeatability and accuracy. , ARGO 500 spiral rack and pinion system (beltless system) can help us provide these qualities. We also need to have the ability to print high-performance materials, and a wide range of heat distribution maps. ARGO 500 can print all materials of interest, from Standard FFF materials to fiber-reinforced high-temperature thermoplastics.”

He added: “We also want to ensure the stability of printed matter when using high-temperature materials, so we need to ensure that the temperature of the manufacturing room is controlled, and ARGO promises to provide this control. The automatic template leveling system and vacuum system inside ARGO are also Choose important aspects of the device.”


Cooperative research work

The research program between CCM and CCDC has two main focus areas.The first is related to the development of modeling and simulation tools to help accelerate the U.S. Army’s3D printingThe adoption of components. The software will use materials and process information from ARGO 500 to help DoD design engineers quickly select design options, while allowing engineers to optimize performance for specific use cases. The Department of Defense (DoD) has expressed interest in inserting additively manufactured parts into its logistics chain, but it turns out that the certification and verification process is slow and costly. The university believes that the tool will help the acceptance of AM parts by optimizing the virtual design phase and integrating information directly from ARGO 500.

The second focus area is the manufacture of physical parts. The university will work directly with engineers from the U.S. Army to design and manufacture components for ground and air systems. ARGO 500 is expected to shine in this field, with fast and low-cost task-specific vehicle parts manufacturing technology.
“Although we are working hard to assist AM mainstream acceptance in the Department of Defense supply chain, some tasks are less rigorous when used in the field. Larry Holmes explained that one of the situations may be unmanned Driving or self-driving cars.