Production Time, Cost for TIG Welding Fixtures Reduced with SLS 3D Printing
Production Time, Cost for TIG Welding Fixtures Reduced with SLS 3D Printing
2 Pageswww.3dsystems.com Tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding is an arc welding process commonly used for strong, high quality welds of thin sections of metal. Rapid Application Group, a full production additive manufacturing service bureau based in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, was contracted by a large aerospace company to help optimize and manufacture its TIG welding fixtures, with the specific aim of reducing fixture production time and cost compared to traditional machining. Specializing in mission-critical and time-sensitive support to customers in the oil, gas, motorsports, healthcare and aerospace and defense sectors, Rapid Application Group used 3D Systems’ selective laser sintering (SLS) technology and DuraForm ® GF material to help its customer reach this goal. By using an additive m
