ASTRO America (ASTRO), a non-profit research institute advancing manufacturing technology and policy in aerospace and defense, and Plastometrex have joined forces to accelerate ASTRO’s parameter development workflows by integrating the PLX-Benchtop into its additive friction stir deposition (AFSD) testing processes. Over the past few months, ASTRO has conducted several hundred tests using the system, leveraging its speed and efficiency to refine additive manufacturing parameters in aluminum alloys produced
Source: NDT
