Hybrid DED project offers sustainability boost

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A consortium led by the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) is working with leading aerospace companies on a Hybrid Direct Energy Deposition (DED) project.

Aircraft landing gear (Image: NMIS)

The ‘Hybrid Direct Energy Deposition (DED) Sprint’ project counts Airbus and Safran Landing Systems among its collaborators, and aims to cut costs alongside lead time savings and sustainability benefits for critical component manufacturing through a combination of forging, forming and additive manufacturing.

Funded by the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) and supported by the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, the project’s partners include NMIS Digital Factory, Cranfield University and the Northern Ireland Technology Centre (NITC) based at Queen’s University Belfast, along with an industry steering group of 13 companies.

The group is working to devise a new hybrid DED process that will help overcome current challenges that manufacturers face in relation to the expensive and time-consuming process of manufacturing critical components required to operate under harsh environments.

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