PAM-PROD (Additive Manufacturing Processes – Productivity), is an industrial project developing a disruptive additive manufacturing solution for producing large parts and components in a costeffective manner. The project was launched in response to the needs of the Aeronautics, Energy, and Defence sectors for producing large parts of up to five meters.
PAMPROD answers this demand by leveraging the powder of additive manufacturing and creating a machine that can be easily installed in most production environments.
Designed to be flexible and agile
PAMPROD uses a hybrid additive manufacturing solution that combines both power and wire deposition. The machine is specifically designed to be both flexible and agile. To increase a user’s return on investment, PAMPROD can be used with specialty metals, including the wide range of Nickel alloys for additive manufacturing that Aperam offers as either a powder or wire. PAMPROD can also be used with titanium and such standard materials as stainless steel and steel.
A proof-of-concept machine has been installed at IREPA Laser. Pre-series parts are expected to ship in early 2021, with Prodways bringing the PAMPROD solution to market by 2023.
Why choose PAMPROD?
To ensure a robust, repeatable manufacturing process, PAMPROD is equipped with cameras that are directly linked to monitoring software designed by TPSH. This allows the user to monitor the deposits in the melt bath in real time.
PAMPROD also allows one to conduct a full thermo-mechanical simulation before a part goes into production, thus ensuring success from the first run.It is this combination of additive manufacturing technology and adaptability that allows PROMOD to reduce costs and increase lead times.
The project is the result of a consortium of six companies:
- - Aperam (Manufacturing and adaptation of material consumables)
- - Estia (Piloting of robotics)
- - Institut Jean Lamour (Materials expertise and mechanical testing)
- - IREPA LASER (Machine and process development and numerical simulation)
- - Prodways (Machine manufacturing)
- - TPSH (system monitoring and smart camera)
The PAMPROD project was coordinated by Aperam and IREPA Laser and received funding from BPI (Public Investment Bank).
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