Thread: Anybody hear of this - 3D printers for every FIRST team
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Re: Anybody hear of this - 3D printers for every FIRST team
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Originally Posted by MrRiedemanJACC View Post
Has anyone tried to get a hold of ORNL to find out more about the 3-D printing technology they are speaking of? I absolutely love this quote from the original article posted "Now the lab has developed a way to infuse reinforcing carbon fibers into the raw material to print parts that can carry loads." It reminds me of steel fiber reinforced concrete.
These guys did it in their shop. ORNL may have come up with something much more robust for industrial applications.
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