24 june 2014: additive manufacturing cde themed competition briefing

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Additive manufacturing for future

military equipment

CDE themed competition

24 June 2014

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Presentation overview

• Introduction to the competition

• Navy military drivers

• Technical challenges

• Competition details

• Questions on the competition

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Introduction to competition

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Military interest in additive manufacturing

• Additive manufacturing is likely to be a game changer for the

military across a wide range of areas

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Procurement Compression of the time and cost to go from

prototype to in service evaluation. IP!

Logistics Manufacturing bespoke or long lead time parts

closer to point of use. Improvements in repair and

maintainability.

Equipment

optimisation Lighter weight platforms due to design freedom.

Enhanced

functionality Doing things in a radically different way!

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MOD strategy on additive

manufacturing

“To openly state the MOD position and direction on the

use of additive manufacture processes, tools and

techniques…...”

1. operational & requirements

2. technical

3. commercial

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How can you demonstrate

enhanced functionality?

• Disruptive advances in military

equipment could include:

– Combination of functions eg

power or electronics forming part

of the structure or casing

– Modular, generic architectures to

enable interoperability

– Bespoke ‘design for mission’

structures or systems

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Additive manufacturing = key enabler

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The maritime environment

Lt Cdr Ben Dillon RN

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Scope

• The maritime environment

• 3D additive manufacture:

- Increased flexibility

- Increased maintenance instrumentation

- Forward repair and manufacture

- Humanitarian and disaster relief

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The maritime environment

• Naval operations

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The maritime environment

• Naval operations

• Sustainability - forward deployed

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The maritime environment

• Naval operations

• Sustainability - forward deployed

• Evolving requirements v. design constraints

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The maritime environment

• Naval operations

• Sustainability - forward deployed

• Evolving requirements v. design constraints

• Damage repair

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3D additive manufacture

• Flexibility

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3D additive manufacture

• Flexibility

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3D additive manufacture

• Flexibility

• Improved maintenance instrumentation

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3D additive manufacture

• Flexibility

• Improved maintenance instrumentation

• Platform / task group maintenance & repair

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3D additive manufacture

• Flexibility

• Improved maintenance instrumentation

• Platform / task group maintenance & repair

• Humanitarian and disaster relief

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Technical challenges

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Challenge 1 – embedded sensors

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Can additive manufacturing

improve the integration of

sensing capability?

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Challenge 2 – embedded

rechargeable power sources

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Can additive manufacturing help reduce the burden on

these through integrating rechargeable power

(batteries, solar etc) into military equipment?

Credit: Lead holder wikimedia

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Challenge 3 – integrated electronics

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We can’t do all of this –

but what can be done

that would provide

military benefit?

Would build-for-purpose bespoke

electrical connections enable enhanced

interoperability between equipment?

Credit: balurbala wikimedia

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Challenge 4 – integrated novel

camouflage or stealth technologies

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Can additive manufacturing enable the easy integration of

stealth technologies onto platforms?

Credit: Nick Hobgood wikimedia

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Challenge 5- rapid build

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How can additive manufacturing enable bespoke for

mission unmanned vehicles across all domains?

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Challenge 6 – mimicking biological

systems

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How can additive

manufacturing help

make better functional

simulants for testing?

Credit: Niabot wikimedia

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Competition specifics

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Important information

• Competition is a 2-phase approach

• Phase 1:

– Phase 1 will be contracted through CDE

– Phase 1 bids must describe the scope of a potential

phase 2

– Phase 1 deliverables must include a more detailed

costed proposal for phase 2 to be eligible for follow-

on funding

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Important information

• Phase 2:

– Promising concepts from phase 1 may be selected

for phase-2 funding, contracted through Dstl

– Dstl does not commit to fund any follow-on work,

but will consider phase-2 proposals at a second

decision conference at the end of phase 1

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Funding and technology readiness

levels (TRLs)

Phase Total

anticipated

budget

Typical

project

funding

Typical

project

duration

Typical

TRL

1 £750 k £40 k -

£80 k

6-8 months 3-4

2 £1.5 M £200k -

£300k

12-24

months

5-6

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For a description of TRLs see the Acquisition Operating

Framework https://www.gov.uk/acquisition-operating-framework

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Important dates

• Competition close date - 28 August 5pm BST

• Phase-1 projects complete by 30 June 2015

• See competition document for full list of dates for both

phases

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Opportunities for further questions

• Webinar on 4 July 2014

• Technical queries can be sent to diet@dstl.gov.uk

– “Additive manufacturing” as a prefix in the title

• Funded projects will have opportunities to participate

in project showcases after each phase

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