Hexagon and Raytheon Technologies Develop Simulation Tool

Tool designed to improve 3D printing build quality, companies report.

Tool designed to improve 3D printing build quality, companies report.

Hexagon and Raytheon Technologies partner to deliver a simulation tool that will enable evaluation and optimization of metal additive manufacturing (AM) processes through the prediction of thermal history and defects at the laser path and powder layer scale. Combining technologies from Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division and Raytheon Technologies’ Pratt and Whitney business, the new software will predict defects before the printing process begins. This analysis will help designers and engineers evaluate the print outcome and test combinations of materials, geometries and print processes. 

 

“We have partnered with Raytheon Technologies to deliver an intuitive and accessible tool that will help engineers quickly predict and mitigate risks,” says Jeff Robertson, Hexagon’s director of global business development. “The ability to evaluate full laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) parts on the meso-scale will reduce the effort to achieve part certification and thereby support industrialization of metal 3D printing.”

The software will be made available to a range of companies engaged in additive manufacturing and will be complementary to Hexagon’s existing Simufact Additive tool. The similarity to the existing user interface will allow easy integration into existing manufacturing processes by users without extensive training. 

“By combining our additive manufacturing expertise with Hexagon’s, we are bringing a solution to market that helps manufacturers with all levels of experience make better products with greater efficiency,” says David Furrer, Pratt & Whitney senior fellow for materials and processes. 

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.

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