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Additive Manufacturing
America Makes has announced a Rapid Innovation Call (RIC) for proposals supporting its mission of promoting and accelerating the development and deployment of innovative, cost effective, energy-efficient additive manufacturing (AM) technologies to meet defense and/or commercial needs. The RIC focuses on the maturation of AM technologies across six topic domains:
- Topic 1: Understanding Build Interruptions via AM Monitoring Methods;
- Topic 2: AM Part Families for Product Qualification & Certification (Q&C);
- Topic 3: Defect Detection and Mitigation via Hybrid AM;
- Topic 4: Characterization of Transient Phenomena Impacting In-situ Molten Pool Temperature Measurement for AM of Reactive Metals;
- Topic 5: Advancing Lightweight Design for AM of Thin Walls and Struts;
- Topic 6: Internet of Things (IoT) Technologies to Enhance AM Product Performance.
This RIC allocates up to $500K for projects within these topic domains.