http://m.aviationweek.com/awin-only/lockheed-martin-testing-3-d-printed-subsystems-a2100-space-busQuoteLockheed Martin Testing 3-D-Printed Subsystems On A2100 Space BusFARNBOROUGH — Within the next three years, Lockheed Martin Space Systems expects more than half of its A2100 satellite bus to be built through additive manufacturing, the revolutionary fabrication process that promises drastically reduced hardware development costs and production cycle times.>>"But my goal is to have over 50% of the structures 3-D-printed within two to three years," Ambrose said in an interview on the sidelines of the Farnborough air show here.>Ambrose says some brackets can take up to 30 hr. to machine by hand, while additive manufacturing can produce 300 of the same parts in a single day that are just as structurally sound.>
Lockheed Martin Testing 3-D-Printed Subsystems On A2100 Space BusFARNBOROUGH — Within the next three years, Lockheed Martin Space Systems expects more than half of its A2100 satellite bus to be built through additive manufacturing, the revolutionary fabrication process that promises drastically reduced hardware development costs and production cycle times.>>"But my goal is to have over 50% of the structures 3-D-printed within two to three years," Ambrose said in an interview on the sidelines of the Farnborough air show here.>Ambrose says some brackets can take up to 30 hr. to machine by hand, while additive manufacturing can produce 300 of the same parts in a single day that are just as structurally sound.>