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Rolls-Royce weighs 3D printers to make jet engine parts |
November 17, 2013
Rolls-Royce is considering using 3D printing technology to create lighter components for its jet engines, the company's head of technology strategy has said.
Henner Wapenhans said the additive manufacturing technology could also enable the the British manufacturer to create aircraft engine parts more quickly, the Financial Times reported.
"3D printing opens up new possibilities, new design space," Wapenhans said. "Through the 3D printing process, you're not constrained [by] having to get a tool in to create a shape. You can create any shape you like."
The Rolls-Royce executive said the technology could be used to reduce the weight of parts such as brackets.
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