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Old 09-02-2014, 09:10 PM
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Thanks guys.
This is the future of aerospace design.
For example, consider the manufacture of a propeller. Being able to print an inner core that is 3D honeycomb, ballistic grade and conforms to the mold shape by 2/10 mm opens a new area in composite design.
BTW the CAD software we use to compute composite aero structure resistance are not able to modelize such a material yet. So the gain in weight and resistance for very complex parts and whole assemblies is unknown yet!