December 2024

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Research and Development on Wire-Arc Directed Energy Deposition Additive Manufacturing at FIU

On November 7, ITSA members were welcomed to Florida International University’s (FIU) Cold Spray and Rapid Deposition (ColRAD) laboratory in Miami, Fla., for a facility tour and to learn about the school’s research and development initiatives, especially those related to additive manufacturing (AM).

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Crawmer’s Laws of Thermal Spray

As many in the industry know, thermal spray is a finicky game. With dozens of variables and incredibly refined physics, much can go wrong. Through decades of experience, one man was able to refine most of his knowledge into two laws to govern the entirety of thermal spray. 

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Engineers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL’s) Center for Corrosion Science and Engineering, Key West, Fla., have installed an advanced thermal spray nonskid (TSN) coating system on the USS Kearsarge with a new thermal spray robotic vehicle (TSRV) to enhance U.S. Navy mission readiness, ensure crew safety, and maintain a fully capable fleet.

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It has been a remarkable year in the thermal spray (TS) industry. Not only was 2024 filled with growth in legacy markets but also in emerging markets.

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