Facility

Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing and Rapid Deposition Cell

The Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing and Rapid Surface Deposition Cell is equipped with a Titomic D523 cold spray system integrated with a multi-axis (6-axis) Yaskawa robotic arm, enabling precise control and programmable tool paths. The setup also includes a dedicated wet dust collection system to ensure safe operation and supports a broad range of feedstock powders, including metals, ceramics, and polymers.

FormAlloy Laser Directed Energy Deposition (L-DED) System

Additional Lab Equipment

• Customized Aerosol Jet Printer
• Customized Additive Friction Stir Deposition (AFSD) Unit
• FFF 3D printers (Creality K1C, Ender 3-V3)
• Filament extruder kit
• DLP Printer and washing unit (Anycubic)
• Optical microscope
• Sand blaster
• Grinder and polisher
• Pull-off adhesion tester (Elcometer 510)
• Powder and hazardous material storage
• UV-light enclosure

Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) Cell

A sensor-rich WAAM cell is available at CMCMS at RPI, featuring multi-axis robotic control and an integrated suite of sensing modalities to support research in process monitoring, intelligent toolpath generation, defect detection, thermal characterization, and in-situ quality assurance.

Automatic Fiber Placement (AFP) Systems

The AddComposites Automatic Fiber Placement (AFP) cell enables automated composite layup with precise fiber placement, controlled deposition, and repeatable manufacturing quality.

Other Equipment at CSCMS

• Customized laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) machine
• Universal tester (tensile, compression, flexural)
• High-energy planetary ball mill
• Haas CNC systems
• Water jet cutter
• Glovebox
• Markforged printers
• SLA printers
• Vertical / horizontal band saws
• Electronic arc welder
• 3D scanner
• High-speed camera
• High-temperature furnace
• Potentiostat/Galvanostat