Remanufacture of turbine blades by laser cladding, machining and in-process scanning in a single machine

23rd Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium - An Additive Manufacturing Conference, SFF 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 821-827

  Jones, Jason ^a   McNutt, Phil ^b   Tosi, Riccardo ^c   Perry, Clinton ^d   Wimpenny, David ^a,c  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TWI LTD   (United Kingdom)

^c Manufacturing Technology Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d Delcam Plc   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptive machining; Additive manufacturing (AM); Hybrid processing repair; Inspection; Laser cladding; Remanufacturing

Indexed keywords

3D PRINTERS; INSPECTION; LASER CLADDING; QUALITY ASSURANCE; REPAIR; TURBINES; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

ADAPTIVE MACHINING; ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING; ASSURANCE MEASURES; ENGINEERING COMPONENTS; HYBRID PROCESSING; INTEGRATED PRODUCTION SYSTEMS; REMANUFACTURING; RESEARCH REPORTS;

MANUFACTURE;

EID: 84898441048     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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