Department of Energy (DOE), is offering the opportunity to enter into a collaboration to commercialize its electrostatic powder remover for laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing. Background: Laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing (LPBFAM) machines have grown in popularity for their capability of producing precise metal parts.
Department of Energy (DOE), is offering the opportunity to enter into a collaboration to commercialize its electrostatic powder remover for laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing.Background: Laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing (LPBFAM) machines have grown in popularity for their capability of producing precise metal parts.
Colorado School of Mines (Mines) requires a laser powder bed fusion (PBF) additive manufacturing machine (AM) capable of fabricating metallic articles using standard and non-standard alloys in support of a project exploring metal AM for fabricating structural components for the US defense community. ...
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This was a fixed price, sole source award to Phillips Corp, the OEM and sole and exclusive distributor of the requirement.
It has been determined that American Society for Testing and Materials is the sole provider of Comprehensive Survey of Commercially Available Powder Bed Fusion Metal Additive Manufacturing SystemsNASA/NSSC will be the procuring center for this effort.
The solicitation will be issued for a Firm Fixed-Price (FFP) to ensure the contractor shall provide and install one (1) laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) Additive Manufacturing systems (M2 – Series 5 Direct Metal Laser Melting (DMLM) and associated equipment for US Army at Aviation and Missile Center (AvMC), Redstone Arsenal, AL.
