3-D Printing Is Changing Way Air Force Fixes Its Aging Planes

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3-D Printing Is Changing Way Air Force Fixes Its Aging Planes


Posted By: Oriana Pawlyk May 2, 2017

Three-dimensional printing is becoming more prevalent in the defense industry, as engineers explore the process to make parts for the most sophisticated U.S. weapons, such as intercontinental ballistic missiles.

But lesser-known projects have been in the works at a Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, shop that has been producing parts for Air Force aircraft for at least two years.

https://www.defensetech.org/2017/05/02/3-d-printing-is-changing-way-air-force-fixes-its-aging-planes/?comp=1199477489291&rank=0