SOURCES SOUGHT
99 -- 3D Metal Printing Selective Laser Melting - SLM 3D Printer
- Notice Date
- 11/28/2017
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 333249
— Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFLCMC/PZIO - WPAFB, 1940 ALLBROOK DRIVE, WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, 45433-5309, United States
- ZIP Code
- 45433-5309
- Solicitation Number
- FA860118Q0001SS
- Archive Date
- 12/26/2017
- Point of Contact
- Donald Glenn Loving, Phone: 9375224617, Toxie Courtney III, Phone: 937-522-4568
- E-Mail Address
-
donald.loving@us.af.mil, Toxie.Courtney.1@us.af.mil
(donald.loving@us.af.mil, Toxie.Courtney.1@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sources Sought Synopsis Sources Sought Requirements Sources Sought Research Requirements Selective Laser Melting (SLM) R&D system for additively manufactured metals material research The 3D metal printer required is meant to produce three dimensional metal specimens using a laser based system that melts a laser powder. This acquisition will support AFIT related research across the campus through the production of metal specimens for material science research. Additionally, this product will be used to support Additive Manufacturing research efforts directly. This SLM system is meant to mimic a larger and more capable production system (Concept Laser M2) that was purchased in December 2016 and is currently operational at AFIT. The SLM system sought is meant to provide a platform for the development of process parameters for the larger system while not impeding on daily operation of the larger system. This SLM system shall have a total footprint of no more than 2000mm X 2000mm X 2000mm (LxWxH), including room for open access panels, and build chamber dimensions of not less than 100mm X 100mm X 100mm (LxWxH), but with laser power of no less than 200W and optics to mimic the larger and more capable system. This small system must be compatible with the operational requirements of powder handling and sieving related to reactive metals. AFIT already has environmental and hazardous waste handling protocols that currently use Concept Laser specific secondary equipment (2x powder sieves). There is a requirement to match laser scan path protocols between the new and smaller SLM system with the Concept Laser M2 SLM 3D System. The SLM process is very sensitive to the control of the laser and as this smaller SLM system is meant to serve as an R&D test bed for the larger Concept Laser M2 it is required that each machine share the same software to develop and implement laser scan strategies for each machine.
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- Record
- SN04750845-W 20171130/171128231801-e54161b2fb8f17d450f847a87d5d1033 (fbodaily.com)
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