{"id":169750,"date":"2025-02-04T14:57:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T09:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=169750"},"modified":"2025-02-04T14:57:36","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T09:27:36","slug":"drdo-iit-hyderabad-unveils-large-area-additive-manufacturing-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/drdo-iit-hyderabad-unveils-large-area-additive-manufacturing-system\/","title":{"rendered":"DRDO-IIT Hyderabad Unveils Large Area Additive Manufacturing System"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>India&#8217;s defense and aerospace manufacturing sectors are experiencing a significant enhancement with the introduction of a Large Area Additive Manufacturing (LAAM) system at the DRDO-Industry-Academia Centre of Excellence (DIA-CoE) at IIT Hyderabad. This innovative LAAM system, developed through a partnership between IIT Hyderabad, DRDO\u2019s Defence Research &amp; Development Laboratory (DRDL), and various industry collaborators, is poised to transform the fabrication of large components, especially in the aerospace and defense fields. By facilitating the large-scale production of metal parts via additive manufacturing, this development opens new avenues for India&#8217;s advancement in cutting-edge manufacturing technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key Features<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Technological Breakthroughs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The LAAM System is based on\u00a0<strong>Powder-based Directed Energy Deposition (DED) technology<\/strong>, which uses laser and blown-powder techniques to fabricate metal components.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This system is capable of producing large-sized components\u2014a milestone achievement for India\u2019s additive manufacturing capabilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Power Based Directed Energy Deposition (DED) Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The system utilizes Laser and Blown-Powder-based DED technology, where the<strong>\u00a0powder is melted using a high-powered laser and deposited layer by layer to form the desired structure.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The process is highly accurate and capable of producing complex geometries that are essential in aerospace and defense industries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dual Heads for Thermal Balancing and Speed<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A key feature of the LAAM system is its use of dual heads, which are designed for thermal balancing and to increase the deposition speed of the metal components.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The use of dual heads ensures uniform heat distribution during the printing process, reducing the chances of thermal distortion and enhancing the overall quality of the parts produced.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Large Scale Rocket Components<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The LAAM system has already made a mark by successfully fabricating a component that is 1 meter tall. This milestone is crucial for expanding the potential of additive manufacturing to large-scale aerospace components that previously would have been manufactured using traditional methods.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Significance for India\u2019s Manufacturing and Defense Sectors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Self-Reliance in Defense Manufacturing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fostering Innovation in Advanced Manufacturing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Growth of Additive Manufacturing in India<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Job Creation and Skill Development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Future Prospects and Expansion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The successful development of the LAAM System marks just the beginning of a broader vision for the future of additive manufacturing in India. The collaboration between IIT Hyderabad and DRDO will continue to evolve, with plans for:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Phase II Expansion<\/strong>: The second phase will see the integration of AI and blockchain technologies, enabling better quality control, faster production speeds, and the ability to track and authenticate components with ease.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Global Leadership:<\/strong>\u00a0India aims to position itself as a global leader in additive manufacturing, leveraging its growing expertise and capability to produce large-scale metal parts for the aerospace and defense sectors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India&#8217;s defense and aerospace manufacturing sectors are experiencing a significant enhancement with the introduction of a Large Area Additive Manufacturing (LAAM) system at the DRDO-Industry-Academia Centre of Excellence (DIA-CoE) at IIT Hyderabad. This innovative LAAM system, developed through a partnership between IIT Hyderabad, DRDO\u2019s Defence Research &amp; Development Laboratory (DRDL), and various industry collaborators, is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":419,"featured_media":169754,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[5359],"tags":[69,1102],"class_list":["post-169750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-affairs-february-2025","tag-defence-current-affairs","tag-drdo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/419"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169750"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169750\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":169755,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169750\/revisions\/169755"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/169754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=169750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=169750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}