VEXTEC is excited to again be presenting on fatigue in additive manufacturing at the preeminent turbine engine technology conference: PS&S 2019!  The Propulsion Safety & Sustainment Conference (co-located with Aircraft Airworthiness & Sustainment – AA&S), brings together key thought leaders in manufacturing, research, and defense to tackle the toughest challenges in engine development and operation. This year, PS&S and AA&S will be held April 22-26, 2019 at the Gaylord National Resort near Washington D.C.

Additive Manufacturing (AM) offers the opportunity, as never before, for production of on-demand engine components to meet both production and sustainment efforts. However, many obstacles still prevent widespread adoption and certification of AM processes and parts. Notably, material and property variability continue to frustrate R&D, industry, and standardization committees alike. Please join our Chief Technology Officer Dr. Robert Tryon in the PS&S Innovative Fatigue Life Systems Session on April 24 at 10am EDT, as he discusses using Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) methods for virtual fatigue and fracture testing of AM components. This represents a critical step forward in the viability of simulation for certification of 3-D printed components.