Project Contribution to the LIGHTer Program Goals
The proposed project addresses both innovation themes “Lighter through improved properties and innovative solutions” and “Lighter with reduced development time”. In aerospace, EBM constitutes a manufacturing technology for realizing light weight structures provided that thin wall designs are strong enough and surface characteristics can be controlled. By securing predictable and consistent fatigue performance, it is envisaged that more than 20% lighter products can be obtained through the project. The assessed correlation between mechanical performance and product characteristics will ensure that development time from design to print can be shortened by 50% for specific products. In the biomedical application, light weighting is realized by optimized/bionic design of future implants having tailored surfaces, thin wall structures and open networks. The resulted low modulus matches better with the human body, reducing the mismatch in stiffness and alleviating the stress-shielding. This ensure long-term safe application. High design freedom and flexibility shorten lead time to final usage.
Deltagande företag
Chalmers
GKN Aerospace Sweden AB
Rise IVF
Göteborg University
Arcam AB
