The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative approaches to demonstrate an additive manufacturing (AM) technology with new materials to enable fabrication of complex microsystem geometries. The principal objective of the AMME program is to invent radically new approaches to additively manufacture three-dimensional (3D) non-planar microsystems.
Description Most additive manufacturing technologies use thermoplastic material systems, which are easy to process and suitable for large-scale manufacturing. But cooling and solidifying of previously deposited layers causes residual stress to build. This build-up arises because of the contraction of deposited beads during cooling, stressing the previous layers, which have already mostly contracted.
Additive manufacturing technologies, such as Stereolithography (SLA), have helped enable the production of conductive components with architectures not achievable through conventional manufacturing methods. However, there are some drawbacks to contemporary methods and materials, including the need for 3D printable composite resins with high percentages of carbon-based filler to achieve conductivity.
As such, it has advanced alloy manufacturing laboratories focusing on improving manufacturing and materials performance in an array of challenging environments. As part of this mission, NETL has an immediate need for a dual wire- and powder-fed Directed Energy Deposition (DED) Additive Manufacturing (AM) machine to support research in metal additive manufacturing.
The Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech) is seeking proposals to select a vendor to provide one (1) Laser Powder Bed Fusion Metal Additive Manufacturing System for the department of Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering and Technology in Wilsonville, Oregon. Files RFQ #2024-08 MMET Equipment.pdf Additional Information Solicitation Number RFQ #2024-08 Emerging Small Business Opportunity Only No Notice of Intent of Sole Source No
NASA/NSSC intends to issue a sole source contract to Additive Manufacturing & Engineering, Inc: 128 Hall Bryant Circle NW; Huntsville, AL 35806 under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). It has been determined that Additive Manufacturing & Engineering, Inc. is the sole provider of GRCop-42 L-PBF RDRE "Core" Piece production.NASA/NSSC will be the procuring center for this effort.
Any substitutions may render some or all software inoperable resulting in significant impacts to the program and the Warfighter due to having to manually manage Additive Manufacturing (AM) material and test data, introducing labor costs, increased risk of quality escapes, limited ability to identify material substitution or optimization opportunities, and delays in delivering parts to the Fleet.These items will be delivered F.O.B.
