From toys to houses and prosthetics; not a day goes by without a headline about an ambitious new application for additive manufacturing or 3D printing.
Yet for some large manufacturers, additive manufacturing (as 3D printing is also known) has been firmly under their wing for many years. For the aerospace sector, where small reductions in weight can equal large savings in fuel costs, the potential for lightweight, cheaply-made components is transforming the industry. A case in point is Pratt &…
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