| Boeing's current investment in 3D printing is more and more, and hopes to use this technology to provide airlines with a new way of customizing cabin interiors. It is understood that Boeing has a total of 20 facilities in the world with 3D printing capabilities, and At present, many of its cabin products already use 3D printing components. In addition, Boeing also reached a cooperation agreement with Israeli software company Assembrix last month to improve the security in the 3D printing process.  On April 25, 2018, it was reported that Boeing Company said on Monday that HorizonX, its venture capital division, has invested in California's additive manufacturing company Morf3D, which manufactures lighter and stronger 3D printing components for aerospace applications. And in 2016, Boeing and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory recently created a world record for the largest object in 3D printing. This record-breaking tool was named 'trim-and-drill' and will It was used to 3D print the wings of the next-generation Boeing 777X aircraft. This tool jointly developed by Boeing and Oak Ridge National Laboratory has 3D printed out an article about 5.3 meters long, 1.7 meters wide and 0.46 meters high, ORNL released The announcement stated that the object 'has exceeded a large SUV in length' and broke the world record for 3D printed objects in size.  Metal 3D printing technology has been considered by experts in the industry as a difficult and high-standard development branch in the field of 3D printing. It plays a decisive role in industrial manufacturing. Nowadays, industrial manufacturing companies around the world are vigorously developing metal additive manufacturing technologies, especially Aerospace manufacturing companies do not hesitate to spend a lot of financial resources, material resources to increase research and development efforts to ensure their own technological advantage. |
