Aerojet Rocketdyne gets large scale additive manufacturing contract

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng Leave a comment

Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, said it was recently awarded a contract by Wright-Patterson Air Force Base through the Defense Production Act Title III Office for large-scale additive manufacturing development and demonstration.

Under the contract, Aerojet Rocketdyne will demonstrate three different alloys with these larger additive manufacturing machines to include nickel, copper and aluminum alloys. Parts ranging from simple, large ducts to complex heat exchangers are planned to be demonstrated in full scale. The program scope is expected to replace the need for castings, forgings, plating, machining, brazing and welding.