{"id":165666,"date":"2022-08-27T16:27:17","date_gmt":"2022-08-27T08:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/facfox.com\/docs\/?post_type=kb&p=165666"},"modified":"2022-09-09T17:05:41","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T09:05:41","slug":"stelia-aerospace-use-waam-build-an-airplane-fuselage","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/facfox.com\/docs\/kb\/stelia-aerospace-use-waam-build-an-airplane-fuselage","title":{"rendered":"Stelia Aerospace Use WAAM Build an Airplane Fuselage"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a challenging demonstration of\u00a0 Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM), French aerostructure manufacturer STELIA Aerospace has made aluminum panels that can be used to build an airplane fuselage.<\/p>\n

The panels are the product of a project started by STELIA in 2014 in collaboration with\u00a0 French engineering school\u00a0Centrale Nantes<\/a>, engineering consultancy firm\u00a0CT Ingenierie<\/a>, and Dutch aluminum company\u00a0Constellium<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Due to the project\u2019s success, STELIA is optimistic that WAAM will eventually replace the traditional means of production for airplane fuselage panels, eradicating the need for some further fixings and welding.<\/p>\n

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The Project DEFACTO WAAM made aluminum fuselage panel. Photo via STELIA Aerospace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

C\u00e9dric Gautier, CEO of STELIA Aerospace, comments, \u201cWith\u00a0this 3D additive manufacturing demonstrator, STELIA Aerospace aims to provide its customers with innovative designs on very large structural parts derived from new calculation methods,\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTHROUGH ITS R&T DEPARTMENT, AND THANKS TO ITS PARTNERS, STELIA AEROSPACE IS THEREFORE PREPARING THE FUTURE OF AERONAUTICS, WITH A VIEW TO DEVELOP TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE ALWAYS MORE INNOVATIVE AND WILL DIRECTLY IMPACT OUR CORE BUSINESS, AEROSTRUCTURES.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Topology optimization for stronger parts<\/strong><\/p>\n

The parent of the fuselage breakthrough is topology optimization research and technology (R & T) project DEFACTO (DEveloppement de la Fabrication Additive pour Composant TOpologique). With the same goals, and all of the same collaborators plus\u00a0Centrale Nantes, DEFACTO appears to be an extension of STELIA\u2019s\u00a0FAST project<\/a>, that was in early stages of development in 2015.<\/p>\n

Through topology optimization, STELIA R & T designers and engineers have created a fuselage skeleton with strategically placed stiffeners directly 3D printed onto the panel surfaces. Typically, these stiffeners would be affixed to fuselage panels using bolts and screws. By avoiding the need for further components, 3D printed panel stiffeners are\u00a0less susceptible to weakness<\/a>, creating a much more stable airplane body.<\/p>\n

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Fuselage architecture of a plane made using numerous 3D printed panels. Image via STELIA Aerospace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

WAAM impact<\/strong><\/p>\n

As in Damen Shipyard\u2019s\u00a0WAAMpeller<\/a>\u00a0project, and the\u00a01,000kg crane hook<\/a>\u00a03D printed by Huisman, STELIA\u2019s fuselage panel demonstrator was made using a free-forming robotic arm. A single fuselage panel manufactured in this way measures\u00a01 sq. meter. With its proprietary\u00a0Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing (EBAM) technology, Sciaky has also been investigating the ability to 3D print\u00a0large airplane parts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For the ecological aspect of the project, i.e. less material waste, lower recurring manufacturing costs. STELIA\u2019s DEFACTO is 50\/50 funded by\u00a0the French Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGAC).<\/p>\n

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In a challenging demonstration of\u00a0 Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM), French aerostructure manufacturer STELIA Aerospace has made aluminum panels that can be used to build an airplane fuselage. 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