Additive Manufacturing for Aerospace and Space Survey

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* 1. In which region are you based?

Western Europe

Eastern Europe

North America

Latin America

Asia-Pacific

Africa / Middle East

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* 2. Which sector do you work in?

Aerospace

Space

Defence

Aerospace / space / defence

Academia

Machinery

Raw material supplier

Software development

Consultancy

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Which of the following describes your role best?

C-board

Supply chain management

Engineering

Marketing / Sales

Lecturer

Research

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Are you currently using additive manufacturing in your company?

Yes and I am satisfied with the process I have in place

Yes but I am not satisfied with the process I have in place

No but I am looking for a process to implement

No and I am not looking to implement any process

Not anymore and I am not looking to implement any process

Don’t know / cannot answer

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* 5. What process are you currently using in your company to execute additive manufacturing?

Vat photopolymerization

Material extrusion

Material jetting

Blinder jetting

Powder bed fusion

Direct energy deposition

Sheet lamination

I am currently not using any technology and looking to implement one

Don’t know / cannot answer

Other (please specify)

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* 6. What raw materials are you currently using in your company?

Stainless steel

Steel

Titanium

Gold

Silver

Acrylonitile butadiene styrene (ABS)

Polylactic acid (PLA)

Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)

Polycarbonate

Glass

Don't know / cannot answer

Other (please specify)

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* 7. If you are not satisfied with your current process or if you are looking for a new process to implement, what are you looking into?

Vat photopolymerization

Material extrusion

Material jetting

Blinder jetting

Powder bed fusion

Direct energy deposition

Sheet lamination

Don’t know / cannot answer

Other (please specify)

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* 8. What issues are you currently encountering?

High production cost

Slow build rates

No possibilities of economy of scales

Lack of communication between the end-users and the machine manufacturers which results in partial solutions

Other (please specify)

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* 9. How much are you looking to invest?

$0 – $99,999

$100,000 – $249,000

$250,000 – $499,999

$500,000 – $999,999

$1m+

Don’t know / cannot answer

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* 10. When are you looking to invest?

0-6 months

6-12 months

12-24 months

24-48 months

48+ months

Don’t know / cannot answer

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* 11. What do you believe is the biggest challenge surrounding the move towards serial production in additive manufacturing?

A slower production rate compared to traditional manufacturing processes

Keeping the quality of fabrication constant

The high cost of raw materials

The lack of qualified personnel to operate the machines

The high cost of initial investment to procure the machines needed

All of the above

Other (please specify)

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* 12. Are you currently taking measures to prevent IP infringement during your Additive Manufacturing process?

Yes

Don’t know / cannot answer

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* 13. If you answered “no” in the previous question, what is the reason behind it?

The additive manufacturing market is not mature enough to think about IP infringement

I do not believe this is a real threat

I am not taking any measures during my manufacturing process to permit IP infringement

Don’t know / cannot answer

Other (please specify)

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* 14. Would you like to participate in the upcoming Additive Manufacturing for Aerospace & Space conference (20th – 22th February 2018 / Munich, Germany)?

Yes, as a speaker

Yes, as a delegate

Yes, as a sponsor

Not sure – can you send me more information?

Not interested

I am not the right person to ask this, I’d like to refer this person instead (name, job role, company, email address, telephone):

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* 15. If you would like to receive more information on this event, please enter your details below:

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Job role

Company

Email address

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