14th Nov 2013 06:46
LONDON (Alliance News) - Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC is gearing up to use 3D printing technology to produce components for its jet engines, as a means of speeding up production and making more lightweight parts, the Financial Times reports quoting Henner Wapenhans, the company?s head of technology strategy.
Wapenhans said Rolls-Royce was ?a few years away? from using the technology to produce parts that go into service.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/95a7b560-4c80-11e3-923d-00144feabdc0.html?siteedition=uk#axzz2kbFf8gyd
By Steve McGrath; [email protected]; @stevemcgrath1
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