3D printing will revolutionise the economics of aircraft design – see my Military Aviation thread at http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?p=1782852#post1782852
And folks its all British – yet another successful R&D project at SOTON to be proud of:D
By: matt - 6th August 2011 at 21:31
That we know off, I guess it would be true.
By: nJayM - 4th August 2011 at 11:12
The aspect that’s at the crux of the pioneering —-
The aspect that’s at the crux of the pioneering part stems from the fact that no one has thought of printing a complete flyable structure yet
Good for you SOTON:D
By: matt - 4th August 2011 at 08:35
Relatively established technologies and eos are definitely one of the leaders. Pioneer part stems from the fact that no one has thought of printing a complete flyable structure yet
By: Amiga500 - 4th August 2011 at 08:24
Err…. laser sintering? Additive Layer Manufacturing (ALM)?
I think (but not 100% sure) that EOS in Germany pioneered the technique.
EADS innovation works are definitely working at it, I know this for definite.
I’d be hopeful of great things from it in the future… but don’t expect miracles, mechanical strength is somewhat limited compared to a forged/milled part. 🙂
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