Metal Additive Manufacturing Research Intern

What?

● Exploratory research to learn parameters for optimal steel Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) with no prior welding experience

● 10-week research program in Aachen, Germany

How?

● NI LabView to operate welds

● 40+ Iterations of currents, wire & table speeds for stable single & multi layer printing

● Utilized Vickers Hardness, High Speed Imaging, & micrographs to support data

Results:

● High-speed camera displayed smooth deposition 

● Vickers tests display expected increase in hardness in multilayer steel welds

● Presented & wrote report about self-taught WAAM skills