Taking advantage of advanced manufacturing opportunities, A 3D-printed jet engine has been invented by Australian scientists. These engineers from Monash and Deakin universities developed a model from an “auxiliary power unit” used in several aircrafts.
The printed engines are already been displayed for the world to see at France and Avalon International Airshow in Victoria.
Xinhua Wu from the Monash Centre, Australia gave a vivid description of how creating these engines required a lot of time and effort. He described it as a “pain-staking process”.
In a Statement released this Thursday, Mr Wu stated that the process of distilling the engine to pieces and scanning the components then printing out two copies; took about a year.
A major breakthrough in the manufacturing industry, it is believed that these printed engines have created premises for more advanced work to be done in the manufacturing world and more opportunities for local firms.
Ben Batagol from the Monash University company also gave word that “No one has printed an entire engine commercially yet”. He also regarded the project as a “proof of concept”.
In the midst of this forward development, Hewlett-Packard has made an announcement conveying the fact that they will release an ultra-fast 3D printer by 2016.
3D printed jet engine has been invented
3D printed jet engine has been invented
3D printed jet engine has been invented
3D printed jet engine has been invented by Australian scientists
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