Renaissance Services will take part in the Military Additive Manufacturing Summit & Technology Showcase in Tampa January 16 – 17, 2024. The Summit & Showcase is the nation’s largest aerospace and defense 3D-printing event. It is a magnet for military, government, and 3D-printing industry people alike. Renaissance Services’ booth at the Summit & Showcase will display the company’s latest 3D-printed ceramic tooling and process aids. Renaissance will also feature great 3D-printing pros who can help manufacturers and the military services with reverse engineering and rapid parts casting.
A Sampler of Additive Manufacturing Solutions Credit: Renaissance Services
Renaissance Services people designed and printed the ceramic tooling that helped deliver crucial parts to the above venerable fighter, bomber, and refueling aircraft. They are ready to assist military and civilian customers who are in need of reverse engineering and/or rapid parts casting.
When the Department of Defense has a need for legacy replacement parts that lack any technical documentation, the Renaissance Services team uses scanning technologies and their engineering expertise to create complete MIL-STD-31000 technical data packages. The Renaissance Services team then uses the ceramic additive manufacturing expertise of their PERFECT-3D division to 3D-print the tooling and process aids to make the cast parts.
In the absence of a drawing package for a part needing low-run manufacturing, the Renaissance Services team can use structured light scanning to dimension an existing part, generate a drawing package, and design and make 3D-printed tooling needed to make castings.
If the Renaissance Services team has access to a drawing package, they will simply convert the existing drawings for use in designing and making the 3D-printed tooling needed to make castings.
Foundries can use Renaissance Services ceramic 3D-printed tooling to cast the parts. Manufacturers can then machine the castings and make them into finished parts.
KC-135 Stratotanker Aircraft refuels F-15 Eagle Fighter in flight. MacDill AFB is home to many of the USAF’s aerial refueling tankers. The Stratotanker went on duty starting in 1957.The Eagle went on duty starting in 1976. These are two of many aircraft whose maintenance can be extended by short-run additive manufacturing. Renaissance Services has provided such services for both makes of aircraft. Credit: US Air Force
The Summit & Showcase takes place at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, not far from MacDill Air Force Base, home to the US Air Force’s 6th Air Refueling Wing, and the Air Force Reserve Command‘s 927th Air Refueling Wing and 63rd Air Refueling Squadron. MacDill AFB is also home to the headquarters of the US Army’s United States Central Command, and its United States Special Operations Command.
Stop by and visit members of the Renaissance Services team at Booth 405 to learn more about Renaissance’s exciting line of products and services. Rick Pressley, Renaissance Services’ Director of Programs, has been in the 3D-printing industry since its infancy. He is looking forward to meeting with attendees and providing solutions to additive manufacturing projects.
For further information about any of Renaissance Services’ products or services, please contact Rick Pressley at (937) 586-7277 or email Renaissance Services at [email protected]
Military Additive Manufacturing Summit & Technology Showcase
January 16-17, 2024
Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, Florida
Show Link – https://www.militaryam.com/
Booth Number 405