NAVAL Group Nantes-Technocampus Ocean
Gwenaël Ménard
Biography
2018-now: Specialist in Laser Powder Bed Fusion Process (Naval group, R&D), in charge of Qualification;
2012-2018: Laser Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing Team Manager, Aeronautics (Safran Aircraft Engine);
2007-2012: System Engineer, V&V Manager, Aeronautics (Safran Landing System);
2003-2007: Design Engineer, Aeronautics (Sagem Defense Security);
2002: Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Degree (ENSAM)
Conferences
Room |
Date |
Hour |
Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| Room 6 |
26-03-2026 |
4:30 pm – 4:50 pm |
52 Qualification activities for the PBF-LB/M process at Naval Group Angoulême-Ruelle: upcoming serial production of parts |
Conferences Details
52 Qualification activities for the PBF-LB/M process at Naval Group Angoulême-Ruelle: upcoming serial production of parts
Naval Group has demonstrated, through numerous technical feasibility studies, the benefits of the Powder Bed Fusion – Laser Beam Melting (PBF-LB/M) process for the production of complex metal parts. PBFLB/M is considered to be a Special Process by Naval Group, meaning that the quality of the obtained material cannot be fully verified retrospectively through inspections and tests without destroying or altering a part. In order to ensure the capability, repeatability, and robustness of the machine and to guarantee an identical level of material performance during the serial production of future parts, the approach is therefore to master this process through a qualification. It’s based on a normative and technical reference system defined internally and compatible with the normative requirements available on this subject.
We propose to detail the main principles of our qualification strategy, followed by a presentation of some of the work carried out and the results obtained.
Keywords: qualification strategy; PBF-LB/M; Inconel©625
