The group, operating under the Digitally Enabled Efficient Propeller (D.E.E.P) moniker, will now launch a Techno-Economic Feasibility Study of Manufacturing Digitally Enabled Efficient Propellers.
According to Phase3D, the Fringe Inspection M2 Series 5 Kit will enable those users to see and measure every layer of a build in real time, making the detection of defects easier while also enhancing yield.
The tech challenge saw five companies perform live demonstrations of their sensor technologies on ASTRO America’s industrial-scale metal 3D printers, before presenting their findings to an expert panel of evaluators.
The MOD is working with research partner Plexal, alongside UK Government and the wider CNI industry, to learn how software providers are enabling secure file storage, sharing and handling for safety-critical applications.
The two-year contract will see Kraetonics’ flagship OmniSlice software used to enable the fast design and 3D printing of structures containing the advanced FSS technology, which the company says can be delivered “in a matter of hours.”
The new tool will be be integrated into CF3D Studio and, the partners hope, enable the prediction of material properties and performance before physical testing begins.
The patent describes how the company’s AI utilises a digital twin and one or more transformer-based large language models to convert manual test cases into automated scripts.
Alexander Oster, Technical Director at 3MF Consortium described the news as “another important milestone in our journey to build a professional software ecosystem for additive manufacturing."