Presentations within the Metals track will highlight projects funded within the DOD Mantech and IBIF programs. Topics of interest to the Metals Processing and Fabrication Subpanel include:
Metals related additive manufacturing;
Manufacturing technologies for lightweight armor both structural, underbody and transparent;
Manufacturing technologies for high performance munitions;
New materials fabrication, and material by design approaches;
Life extension of legacy weapon system parts i.e., manufacturing technology for repair, reset, and or upgrades;
Novel fabrication and control technologies for manufacturing that lower cost and improve quality such as intelligent machining; nondestructive testing and quality assurance methods.
Process models at the micro and macro levels related to materials effect that provide a reliable simulation capability in virtual space that can be used to guide the actual factory floor fabrication process in order to reduce cost, reduce cycle time, improve the design, and increase performance or producibility. The goal of the models is to shorten development time and achieve a quality part the first time through the process.
Novel production methods for strategic materials
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