The largest metal 3D printed part ever made?

Posted on 11 Oct 2016 by Jonny Williamson
The huge spar was designed by Cranfield MSc students to test the capability of the new WAAM machine - image courtesy of Cranfield - metal 3D printed part

Researchers at Cranfield University have unveiled what they believe could be the biggest metal 3D printed part ever made in a single piece, using Cranfield’s Wire + Arc Additive Manufacture (WAAM) process.

The six-metre long, 300-kg, double-sided metal 3D printed spar is made from aerospace-grade aluminium on Cranfield’s new 10-metre metal printer. Cranfield’s researchers are already upgrading it to make it suitable for the production of titanium parts, with the addition of a local shielding device which the University has also reportedly developed.

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