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| Sat, 9th May 2020 18:01:00 |
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3D Printing Has Entered The Nuclear Realm |
3D printing has been making parts for nuclear plants for a few years now.
In 2017, Siemens achieved the industry breakthrough with the first successful commercial installation and continuing safe operation of a 3D printed part in a nuclear power plant. Because of the stringent safety and reliability requirements in the nuclear sector, this was an amazing achievement because the components used by nuclear power plants must be robust, reliable, resistant to high temperatures and go through more regulatory and QA hoops than any other industry.
3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is an innovative technique that simplifies the manufacturing process by going directly from 3D models to actual parts. Additive manufacturing reduces cost, improves quality and design flexibility, and eliminates conventional manufacturing limitations.
3D design and printing offers quality and money-saving options, especially for manufacturing spare parts, as well as creating prototypes which usually require a huge cost to set up new manufacturing lines. Changes in 3D-printing are just a minor programming changes.
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