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GOLDEN, CO, June 23, 2016 \u2014 ADAPT, the Alliance for the Development of Additive Processing Technologies<\/a>, a research consortium focused on developing technologies to accelerate the certification and qualification of 3D printed metal parts \u2013 technologies at the forefront of advanced manufacturing \u2013 has issued an update on progress made during its first six months of work, including a commitment from its first member organization.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Reaction Systems, Inc.<\/a>, which develops leading-edge technologies, has committed to become ADAPT\u2019s first member. \u201cI\u2019m impressed with the center and how much they\u2019ve accomplished so quickly with x-ray tomography,\u201d said David T. Wickham, Reaction Systems\u2019 president. \u201cWe have a project with a branch of the armed forces to make a part using additive manufacturing. It has an intricate interior channel that can only be made this way. If it moves forward, our production volume jumps, and we\u2019ll need ADAPT\u2019s expertise to show it can withstand rigorous conditions. They\u2019ve already demonstrated they can provide useful data to help us do that, and membership expands our capabilities and expertise in using catalysts on complex surfaces.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cWhen we first met, they were looking at conventional machining to create this part,\u201d notes Heidi Hostetter of ADAPT founding industry member Faustson Tool. \u201cA complex part, accelerated schedule, and low volume was tailor-made for 3D metal printing. We worked with them to make the part in a few days, where it may have taken six weeks with conventional machining. This emerging technology has countless applications, including defense and national security. With every project we do, along with ADAPT\u2019s research, we show people its power and potential.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ADAPT has secured additional funding recently from several sources. Colorado School of Mines Materials Engineering Associate Professor Jeff King and Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor and ADAPT Technical Co-Director Douglas Van Bossuyt received a $500,000 grant from the Department of Energy to study radiation tolerance of 3D-printed metals. Confluent Medical Technologies gave a $100,000 gift to establish a named fellowship at Mines and support research toward 3D printing of shape memory alloy medical devices.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In the lab, Faustson provided eight build plates, Inconel powders and argon gas. Staff is currently testing 5,000 printed metal parts. A database interface based on technology from founding partner Citrine Informatics has been created, and publications are being prepared for submission this summer. Equipment procured and installed includes a Zeiss Xradia 520 Versa 3D X-ray microscope; a Keyence VHX-5000 optical measurement system; servo-hydraulic mechanical test equipment from MTS Systems Corp., and other metallurgical prep equipment, in addition to the Concept Laser M2 Cusing MultiLaser machine at Faustson Tool\u2019s facility.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Staffing includes a full-time research and operations manager, two new doctoral research assistants, with three more starting in August; a fellowship; two new teaching assistants starting in August; as many as a dozen undergraduates in the work-study program; several research volunteers from the Colorado School of Mines undergraduate ranks; and a summer intern from Red Rocks Community College funded by the National Science Foundation.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As ADAPT continues its work, the consortium is actively seeking additional academic and industry partners to support and contribute to its research on important additive manufacturing areas and utilize the center to push their manufacturing capabilities beyond the current state and into cutting-edge 3D metal additive methods.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n About ADAPT<\/b><\/p>\n The Alliance for the Development of Additive Processing Technologies (ADAPT) is an R&D organization dedicated to creating next-generation data informatics and advanced characterization technologies for additive manufacturing technologies. ADAPT helps industry and government qualify, standardize, assess, and optimize advanced manufacturing processes and parts. Several levels of membership to the ADAPT consortium are available. Founding industry members include Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Faustson Tool, Lockheed Martin, and Citrine Informatics. Grant funding from the Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade (OEDIT) was provided to Manufacturer\u2019s Edge and The National Institute of Standards and Technology\u2019s Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership. 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