Construction of On-Demand Cast Metal Production System for Army Underway

Category: 2009-autumn-newsletter

Construction of an On-Demand Cast Metal Production System for the Army is Now Underway

After two years of brainstorming, planning, and waiting, Feb. 2009 the Technology Demonstration Facility was launched at buyCASTINGS. TDF will house the Army's project to construct and deploy TACFAB - a mobile system to quickly produce parts on demand where needed and when needed. The TACFAB system will contain laser scanning, xray spectrometer, CAD stations, rapid prototyping in the Engineering Complex. In the Production Complex, we will have no-bake mold making, induction melting, shot-blasting and heat-treating capabilities.