Bester, Duwan CVermeulen, MPrinsloo, J2019-06-252019-06-252017-11Bester, D.C., Vermeulen, M. and Prinsloo, J. 2017. Design for metal additive manufacturing: Printing the AHRLAC flight grips. 18th Annual International RAPDASA Conference, Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre, 8-10 November 2017, 7pp.http://www.rapdasa.org/conference/index.php/conference/RAPDASA18/paper/view/59/51http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11009Copyright: 2017 RAPDASA.Powder Bed Fusion is a process of building a part, layer-by-layer, using a Laser to melt the cross-sections of a part in a powder layer. Aeroswift is the first South African designed and manufactured PBF machine. As part of its commissioning, two AHRLAC throttle grips were built to show its functionality. The primary achievement being that AHRLAC, a South African designed and manufactured multipurpose aircraft, would be flying parts printed on a South African built machine. This paper discusses the steps that were followed to build the throttle grips; from design changes to better suit the build process, to the strategies used for the support structure design.enAHRLAC flight gripsPowder Bed FusionThrottle gripsConference PresentationBester, D. C., Vermeulen, M., & Prinsloo, J. (2017). Design for metal additive manufacturing: Printing the AHRLAC flight grips. RAPDASA. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11009Bester, Duwan C, M Vermeulen, and J Prinsloo. "Design for metal additive manufacturing: Printing the AHRLAC flight grips." (2017): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11009Bester DC, Vermeulen M, Prinsloo J, Design for metal additive manufacturing: Printing the AHRLAC flight grips; RAPDASA; 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11009 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Bester, Duwan C AU - Vermeulen, M AU - Prinsloo, J AB - Powder Bed Fusion is a process of building a part, layer-by-layer, using a Laser to melt the cross-sections of a part in a powder layer. Aeroswift is the first South African designed and manufactured PBF machine. As part of its commissioning, two AHRLAC throttle grips were built to show its functionality. The primary achievement being that AHRLAC, a South African designed and manufactured multipurpose aircraft, would be flying parts printed on a South African built machine. This paper discusses the steps that were followed to build the throttle grips; from design changes to better suit the build process, to the strategies used for the support structure design. DA - 2017-11 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - AHRLAC flight grips KW - Powder Bed Fusion KW - Throttle grips LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2017 T1 - Design for metal additive manufacturing: Printing the AHRLAC flight grips TI - Design for metal additive manufacturing: Printing the AHRLAC flight grips UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11009 ER -