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Re:Plane crashed after 3D-printed part collapsed by soursoup on Thursday December 04, 2025 @05:51PM (#46154293)
Loads of commercial aircraft and jet engine parts are manufactured using additive manufacturing, or ”3D printing”
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Re:Plane crashed after 3D-printed part collapsed by kaonwarb on Thursday December 04, 2025 @05:55PM (#46154333)
Yes… but more often something like laser-sintered metal printing, which is not going to melt when hot.
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Re:Plane crashed after 3D-printed part collapsed by trhway on Thursday December 04, 2025 @06:56PM (#46155022)
Yep, and it works even in the SpaceX Raptor engine.
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