An Analytical Study of the Application of Additive Manufacturing Technology in US Navy Equipment Maintenance Support

doi:10.12382/bgxb.2024.0878

Abstract

Abstract:

In order to study the application potential of additive manufacturing technology in naval equipment maintenance support,the US Navy’s use of this technology is analyzed in depth.The characteristics and process methods of additive manufacturing technology are briefly described.On this basis,the plan,status quo and technical challenges of using the additive manufacturing technology in US equipment maintenance support are elaborated.The testing and certification in the process of US Navy additive manufacturing and the new mode of maintenance support management system are mainly studied.The enlightenment and related recommendations for the development of future naval additive manufacturing technology used in equipment maintenance support are presented.

Key words: additive manufacturing, 3D printing, equipment, maintenance support

GU Jingyi, LI Yue, YANG Changsheng. An Analytical Study of the Application of Additive Manufacturing Technology in US Navy Equipment Maintenance Support[J]. Acta Armamentarii, 2024, 45(S2): 73-80.

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参数	增材制造技术	传统制造技术
成本	中小批量生产时产品的生产成本相对较低,可实现定制	对于小批量生产来说,这些方法成本高昂
时间	产品可以在很短的时间内制造出来	生产时间很长,因为这取决于模具、染料和库存等的供应情况
资源消耗	只需较少的生产设备	极高
产品复杂性	用于制造复杂的几何形状和产品。	无法制造复杂的几何形状。必须分别制造许多不同的零件并在生产后进行组装
后处理	取决于加工技术和加工工艺使用的材料	大多数情况下,需要进行某种后期处理
质量	取决于所用的技术,部分可以应用到承力结构中	质量较好,强度较高
材料损耗	由于原材料可以重复使用,因此几乎不会造成浪费	制造后的表面处理会造成大量材料浪费进程

参数	增材制造技术	传统制造技术
成本	中小批量生产时产品的生产成本相对较低,可实现定制	对于小批量生产来说,这些方法成本高昂
时间	产品可以在很短的时间内制造出来	生产时间很长,因为这取决于模具、染料和库存等的供应情况
资源消耗	只需较少的生产设备	极高
产品复杂性	用于制造复杂的几何形状和产品。	无法制造复杂的几何形状。必须分别制造许多不同的零件并在生产后进行组装
后处理	取决于加工技术和加工工艺使用的材料	大多数情况下,需要进行某种后期处理
质量	取决于所用的技术,部分可以应用到承力结构中	质量较好,强度较高
材料损耗	由于原材料可以重复使用,因此几乎不会造成浪费	制造后的表面处理会造成大量材料浪费进程