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Siemens receives ASME award for 3D-printed gas turbine blades

Siemens has received a Mechanical Engineering Emerging Technology Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) for its technological achievement with the first successfully 3-D-printed and fully tested gas turbine blades.

In early 2017 Siemens finished its first full-load engine tests for gas turbine blades completely produced using additive manufacturing (AM) technology. The company successfully validated multiple 3-D-printed turbine blades with a conventional blade design at full engine conditions. This means the components were tested at 13,000 RPM and temperatures beyond 1,250 degrees C. Furthermore, Siemens tested a new blade design with a completely revised and improved internal cooling geometry manufactured using the AM technology.