Lockheed Martin & Arconic Collaborate on 3D Printing & Advanced Aerospace Materials: Companies Announce Two-Year Joint Develo...
July 16 2018 - 8:03AM
Business Wire
As part of an initiative to develop next-generation advanced
materials and manufacturing processes, Lockheed Martin and Arconic,
a global technology, engineering and advanced manufacturing leader,
today announced a two-year Joint Development Agreement (JDA).
Together, the companies will develop customized lightweight
material systems and advanced manufacturing processes, such as
metal 3D printing, to advance current and next-generation aerospace
and defense solutions—including new structures and systems not
currently in existence.
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Lockheed Martin and Arconic have entered
into an agreement to collaborate on the development of advanced
materials and manufacturing processes, such as 3D printing.
Additive manufacturing promises lighter, better-performing
parts—produced cheaper—such as the Arconic-designed, optimized
aerospace bracket shown here. (Photo: Business Wire)
This agreement expands the longstanding relationship between
Arconic and Lockheed Martin. The companies currently collaborate on
advanced materials and manufacturing projects such as the
development of process modeling, simulation tools and lightweight,
corrosion resistant alloys. Arconic also supplies Lockheed Martin
with a broad portfolio of innovative, multi-material products for
the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft program—from engine to
airframe structures—as well as 3D printed metal parts for service
on NASA’s Orion spacecraft.
“At Lockheed Martin, we are relentlessly finding ways to develop
materials that create state-of-the-art advanced capabilities,
reduce waste and generate efficiencies in manufacturing practices,”
said Rod Makoske, Lockheed Martin SVP of Corporate Engineering,
Technology and Operations. “Collaborating with Arconic will help us
uncover new ideas for materials development where traditional
practices aren’t suitable, investigate more sustainable material
compositions and find ways to produce materials more
effectively.”
“We have a long history of innovative collaboration with
Lockheed Martin across multiple platforms—from single-piece forged
bulkheads for the F-35 to 3D printed parts for the Orion
spacecraft—and we are pleased to expand on that relationship with
this new agreement,” said Ray Kilmer, Executive Vice President and
Chief Technology Officer, Arconic. “Lockheed is always innovating,
and it is a privilege to apply our materials and manufacturing
expertise to help them deliver their next generation of
cutting-edge products.”
Arconic provides a range of high performance multi-materials and
products for virtually every aero engine and airframe platform. The
company’s solutions range from the world’s largest fuselage panels
and wing skins, to 1/16-inch-diameter fasteners that hold an
aircraft together. Arconic is a leader in additive manufacturing
technologies for aerospace.
Lockheed Martin’s newly released 2017 Corporate Sustainability
Report details how innovative manufacturing techniques – like
industrial 3D printing – can allow for greater resource efficiency,
less materials used and potentially lower greenhouse gas emissions
over the full life cycle of a part.
In 2017, Lockheed Martin made progress toward its goal of
creating greater manufacturing efficiencies, including completing
life-cycle assessments on three products, identifying total cost of
ownership reductions of $574 million from decreased resource
consumption and impacts on human health and the environment.
About Lockheed Martin
Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a global
security and aerospace company that employs approximately 100,000
people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research,
design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of
advanced technology systems, products and services. This year the
company received three Edison Awards for ground-breaking
innovations in autonomy, satellite technology and directed
energy.
About Arconic
Arconic (NYSE: ARNC) creates breakthrough products that shape
industries. Working in close partnership with our customers, we
solve complex engineering challenges to transform the way we fly,
drive, build and power. Through the ingenuity of our people and
cutting-edge advanced manufacturing techniques, we deliver these
products at a quality and efficiency that ensure customer success
and shareholder value. For more information: www.arconic.com.
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YouTube.
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