Pratt & Whitney Additive Manufacturing Center (PW AMC)
Storrs
Innovation Partnership Building
The Pratt & Whitney Additive Manufacturing Center, a partnership with Pratt & Whitney, uses advanced powder bed manufacturing technologies and high-powered electron beams and lasers to repeatedly melt fine layers of powdered metals like titanium into one solid integrated piece. This layer-by-layer “additive” process allows for the creation of extremely complex three-dimensional objects without the constraints of the traditional manufacturing process.
Facility HomepageContacts
Facility Phone Number: 860-486-3155
Campus Address
Innovative Partnership Building (IPB)
UConn Tech Park
Mailing Address
159 Discovery Drive
Storrs, CT 06269
Resources
Wire Electrical Discharge (EDM) Machining
CNC controlled. Removes parts from the build plate and performs finish machining
MRF Arc Melter
MRF arc-melter with single-crystal pulling option, gas purification, oxygen monitoring, vacuum casting
Furnace Rheometer
Viscosity measurements of liquid metals and alloys
LECO CS 844
Carbon-sulfur impurity analyzer
LECO ONH 836
Oxygen-nitrogen-hydrogen impurity analyzer
TA Instruments ODP 868
Optical determination of thermal expansion, melting, and sample flexure to 1,600 degrees celsius
TA Instruments EM DLF1600/2800 (Laser Flash)
DLF 1600 with 2800 environmental module for thermal diffusivity measurements
Camsizer XT
Powder size and shape distribution analysis
3DSystems ProX300
Laser-based metal additive manufacturing machine
EOSINT M270
EOS laser sintering system for the production of tooling inserts, prototype parts and end products directly in metal
Gleeble 3500
Gleeble 3500 with high-temperature mobile conversion unit and HydraWedge mobile conversion unit
Pegasus DSC
Differential scanning calorimeter designed for determination of thermodynamic properties of ceramics and metallic high-performance materials.
Services
Research and Design Assistance
The Additive Manufacturing Innovation Center offers:
- Assistance with rapid prototyping and testing
- Assistance with designing and developing complex parts for aerospace and biomedical devices
- Sponsored R&D of advanced materials having unique properties
- Custom training programs and workshops