to machine conventionally, given that it would have required four or fi ve setups, and it would have been a costly process. Casting the part would have taken even longer given that the tooling would have to be built, which could take as long as six months. And traditional tooling is ex- pensive. We were far faster even though the cost was more. Still, in terms of the total time saved the cost is worth it for a critical part of this size.” A recent study funded by the US Department of Energy Advanced Manufacturing Offi ce demonstrated that aircraft weight can be reduced by 7% by replacing conventional means of manu- facturing with additive manufacturing—a remarkable number for an industry where most weight effi ciency improvements are generally one or two percentage points. “Within 20 years, there will be a seismic shift in how we manufacture for the aerospace and defense industry,” said Brian Neff, managing partner of Neff Capital Management who recently established a new company, Sinta- via LLC (Davie, FL), to focus on the additive manufacturing of production parts for global aerospace and defense OEMs. “However, producers who do not understand or are incapable of producing parts with repetitive quality will not play a role in the OEM supply chain,” said Neff. To support the production of highly complex metal parts, Sintavia added three Selective Laser Melting SLM 280HL systems from SLM Solutions, one with a single 400-W laser and two with twin lasers of the same power. With a 280 × 280 × 350-mm build envelope, the SLM 280HL system offers options to confi gure a single 400 or 700-W laser as well as dual (400 + 1000-W), or twin (400 or 700-W) lasers. Likewise, the system’s open software controls, bi-directional loader, and closed-loop metal powder handling achieve the


speed, safety, and fl exibility needed to optimize strict produc- tion parameters.


Sintavia will use the SLM technology to produce parts to the exacting quality control standards required by the aero-


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