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Astronauts Can Now Print Metal in Space and It’s a Game Changer for Future Missions
ESA’s metal 3D printer aboard the ISS could revolutionize space exploration by enabling self-sufficient missions.
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Robot 3D Prints Giant Metal Parts With Induction Heat
It uses three robotic arms to lay down metal prints of remarkable size, around eight meters wide and six meters tall. It can churn through about 50 kg of metal per hour, and can be run off of a ...
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Metal Plating Plastic Or Metal Parts
Like most of us, [Clem] wants to 3D print in metal. Metal 3D printers do exist, but they are generally way out of reach for most of us garage hackers. As an alternative, [Clem] uses a homebrew ...
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DTU, EU Partners Achieve First Metal 3D Print in Space
One of four groundbreaking 3D-printed metal objects has traveled from the International Space Station to DTU. The objects ...
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This 180 kg 3D printer can print metal. It has been sent to space
It is designed to print metal parts in the zero-gravity environment of space, and represents a significant leap forward in in-space manufacturing capabilities. The metal 3D printer, developed by ...
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Astronauts Can Now Print Metal in Space and It’s a Game Changer for Future Missions
Metal printing requires extreme heat—around ... For now, it takes two to four weeks to print objects, with the printer operating four hours per day. This story originally appeared on ZME Science.