Thermal-Spraying 3DP

Brett Lyons is actively researching thermal spraying, which is an additive prototyping and manufacturing method. Thermal spraying starts with a mold created with our Rapid Prototyping system, which is then coated with metal at UM Dearborn.

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a "single wave" Solid Works model	spraying a part

a "dual wave" Solid Works model	a printed fuel cell, pre-spraying

In association with Professor Suman Das and Professor Pravansu Mohanty, research and papers have been presented by UM3D Lab staff regarding this work at:

2005: SME RAPID Prototyping Conference, Dearborn MI
2005: Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium, University of Texas Austin
2005: ZCorporation User Group Meeting, Portsmouth NH
2006: SME Manufacturing for Performance Conference, Indianapolis IN
2006: Metal Technology Group Corporate Headquaters, Auburn IN
2006: International Thermal Spray Conference, Seatle WA
2006: Internation Symposium on Flexible Automation, Osaka Japan