Wire-arc 3D printer manufactures steam turbine blade (IMAGE)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Wire-arc 3D printer manufactures steam turbine blade

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Wire arc additive manufacturing allowed this robot arm at ORNL to transform metal wire into a complete steam turbine blade like those used in power plants.

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Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

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