"In 2017, the Marine Corps will 3D print certain parts for their most sought after rotorcraft." This is a statement made by the Marine Corps claiming to start the production of multiple pieces their air crafts need. This will help improve the situation america has with the amount of money used and put into their military annually.
This image alone proves how much money the US puts into their military and even though 3D printing will not even come close to reducing this number a huge amount it will still help and is the first steps towards making military costs lower. I find that not only is 3D printing helping for production but this is the first look towards 3D printing being used on aircrafts in the military. The US tax dollars could be used towards other problems in the US rather than the huge amount needed for production of the parts necessary with the planes which in the long run can help a lot of people in need if they have more money to put towards the citizens and not so much defense. The US has been able to use 3D printing to create a wrench to make oil changes on a plane without taking the plane apart even if that does not seem to be much that means it can be a lot safer for engineers of the army and also a lot easier and cheaper to take care of the planes used in the US air force. My point stands that I find not only will it help the way the tax dollars are used but it can offer much more protection at a lower cost.
http://sputniknews.com/us/20160621/1041650795/3d-printing-lowers-repair-costs.html
Hey Brian, awesome blog! I've read the whole thing because I found your topic very interesting and I was curious to read and learn more about what exactly 3D printing is, and how it affects us! This blog filled my questions and I'm very impressed by it!! Great blog!! See you later!!
ReplyDeleteFun subject. I’m particularly fascinated by biological 3d printing. Can they actually make human body parts that the host wouldn’t reject? How is that even possible?
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Good work.
Hey Brian! Your blog regarding 3D printing seems to be very interesting and has a lot of applications in our society. I can see through your blog that it's impact will be tremendous on almost every level, from convenience to it's economical impact. However, I would like to know the success rate and the durability of 3D printed products, because if those two stats aren't very elevated, it might not be as beneficial to the economy as you think. Anyway, keep up the good work, your blog looks great!
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