Serck Aviation heat exchangers - from design to finished product in 18 weeks.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-27 June 2000-SERCK AVIATION: Serck Aviation heat exchangers - from design to finished product in 18 weeks (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:26062000 At Farnborough 2000, Serck Aviation is showing flightworthy heat exchangers for the Pratt & Whitney PW6000 engine produced using rapid prototyping techniques.

So successful was this project that the company is now able to produce heat exchangers from CAD 3D models in 18 weeks. To develop the capability, Serck Aviation worked with the Manufacturing Engineering Centre (MEC) at Cardiff University and Tritech Precision Products. The rapid prototyping technique used is a layer additive process, known as selective laser sintering (SLS). Using a 3D CAD model a series of thin slices,...