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A. Boeing wants to patent 3d printing of aircraft parts
Boeing applied for a patent and the documentation was recently published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) showing it is patent application for 3d printing of aircraft parts and that they are already massively using this technology in active aircraft!
Besides Boeing trying to patent the 3d printing of aircraft parts it is also trying to patent the entire system around it including: "a parts library, a database, a parts management system, and a three dimensional printing system.” Boeing describes a method and apparatus for requesting, authorizing, printing, and even paying for aircraft parts under the simple title: "Three Dimensional Printing of Parts”. Simple title, HUGE impact and implications!
In a news article by GeekWire, Boeing spokesperson Nathan Hulings stated:
"When production 3D printed parts need replacing, we use 3D printed parts. Right now the company only uses non-metallic 3D printed parts on production programs. (...) We have approximately 300 different part numbers on 10 different aircraft production programs, which amounts tomore than 20,000 non-metallic additive manufactured parts that are on vehicles that we have delivered to our customers. The F/A-18 Super Hornet has approximately 150 parts in the forward fuselage area that have been produced through selective laser sintering.”
Not only are they applying for some future applications, but Boeing has actually already installed over 20,000 3d printed parts in flying airplanes! The parts currently used are not metallic, but the application is covering "a variety of different materials such as polymers, plasters, metals, and metal alloys”.
Since the application of 3d printing is well known in aerospace industry and 3d printed parts are being used in many technologically advanced countries, question remains how will this patent affect complex and intertwined global industry relations? Will there be some counter action by other companies? Will it trigger patent wars? Only future will tell ...
http://3dprinting.com/news/boeing-wants-to-patent-3d-printing-of-aircraft-parts/
B. American Company 3D Printed an Entire Car in 44 Hours
3D printers really seem to be able to do anything. Earlier on this year, a Chinese company managed to 3D print an entire house in just 24 hours. Now, during the International Manufacturing Technology Show 2014 in Chicago, an Arizona-based company called Local Motorsmanaged to top up the wow effect, by creating a working car in 44 hours.
The car, Strati, costed 18,000 dollars to produce and it's an ecologically approached vehicle as well: the vehicle uses battery-power to speed up. It has a battery range of between 120 and 150 miles. In addition, while regular cars use 20,000 components, Strati only uses 40 parts. However, it's not a fast car, as Strati has a top speed of only 40 miles per hour.
Not all parts were made using 3D printing technology. The frame of the car was fully 3D printed, but other parts such as the electric motor, the seats and tires were made on a conventional way. The 3D printed part consists of layers of black plastic and was strengthened with carbon fiber.
It's the company's goal to sell their 3D printed cars for prices ranging from 18,000 to 30,000 dollars. The more features a preferred car will have, the more expensive it will be. The company already exists from 2007 and for this car their 3D printer was supplied by a machine tool maker, which enabled them to print much larger objects.
http://3dprinting.com/products/american-company-3d-printed-entire-car-44-hours/
C. Students Create Chewing Gum 3D Printer
Food printing is one of the segments of 3D printing technology to amaze time after time. On a global scale, people are working on chocolate printers, candy printers and even pancake printers. There are also more healthy experiments with food printing, by companies such as Natural Machines. A new kind of food printing to be added to the ever growing list of 3D printed foods is 3D printed chewing gum. Yes, that's right: chewing gum which comes from a 3D printer.
Meet the GumJet: a 3D printer able to print out chewing gum. Two London-based students - Chia-Ling Lin and Maria Nelson - created their food printer themselves. How they did it, they rather don't reveal, as the printer is still being patented. Nevertheless, the printer is capable of printing out a pretty good looking piece of chewing gum. Their project is called GumLab.
For the same reason, they don't want to spoil any details about their chewing gum filament. However, if you take a look at the video (below) of the process, you'll see exactly how it works. The printer prints the material - gum resin with a flavor - on a layer-by-layer base. Because of this approach, they are able to print pieces of gum in any kind of shape.
It is the variety of shapes that makes their chewing gum pieces worth the try, say the students. Because they are able to create chewing gum with any kind of texture, you can feel the textures in your mouth. The taste of the gum, then? Is it any good? It seems to be the same as normal chewing gum - again: so they say. The team is currently searching for start-ups and foundings to collaborate with them on building a next generation chewing gum printer. It could therefore take a while before we can buy our chewing gum filament online and print out our own gum. A gum printer: would you go for that?
http://3dprinting.com/3dprinters/students-create-chewing-gum-3d-printer/
D. 3D printer that could print billions of organic compounds
Martin D Burke and his team from the University of Illinois have studied and synthesized small molecules with protein-like structures for quite some time. These molecules are in fact the basis of the human body's regulation of biological processes and even make up for the majority of drugs taken by us.
This week, Sciencemag.org reported that Dr Burke and his team developed a 3d printer for chemicals which could simplify the very complex process of chemical synthesis and the creation molecules.
The "3d printer for chemicals” can break down complex molecules to its basic chemical building blocks. The machine is able to identify and analyse each and every different blocks of the molecules which allows the machine break down the complicated structure of the molecules.
The machine is then able to connect all the chemical blocks together one by one, while releasing the unwanted byproducts simultaneously to manage over 200 chemical building blocks. The ability of the machine to manage these blocks enables it to control thousands of molecules, thus making it possible for the machine to print billions of organic compounds.
http://3dprinting.com/products/medical/3d-printer-that-could-print-billions-of-organic-compounds/
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