Helicopter Hinge Bracket
- Additive Companion
- Aerospace
- 2026
- United Kingdom
Summary
QinetiQ collaborated with AMS to produce an additively manufactured aerospace part using powder made from recylced aircraft grade titanium.
This material development is expected to reduce the country's dependency on other nations for aerospace grade titanium.
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Technology Details
- SLM
- Powder Bed Fusion
- Titanium
- Titanium
- Powder
Process Steps
Printer category: Powder Bed Fusion
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Application Profile
€€€€€
€500 plus
Indicative single unit production cost at time of manufacture.
Prototypes / Samples / One-Offs
Component
★★★
Uses naturally abundant, bio-based, or fully recycled materials that process efficiently with low energy, minimising environmental impact and long-term waste. This rating relates to the technology type only. The design, purpose and longevity of the entire object can offset any of the technology type's negative sustainability credentials.
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Providers Involved
- Nikon SLM SolutionsHardware Manufacturer
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