14h 53min, jan 2, 2016 y - 2016-ORNL Produces the World's Largest Solid 3D-Printed Object
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Lab developed a 3D-printed version of a “trim-and-drill” tool that Boeing uses
to build the wings on its passenger aircraft. About the size of an SUV, the
tool weighs 1,650 lbs and measures 17.5 feet long, 5.5 feet wide and 1.5 feet tall, making it the world’s largest solid object made with a 3D printer. I
t took 30 hours to print using carbon fiber and composite plastic materials.
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