Manufacturing — Printing in the wind (IMAGE)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Manufacturing — Printing in the wind

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers used big area additive manufacturing with metal to 3D print a steel component for a wind turbine, proving the technique as a viable alternative to conventional fabrication methods.

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ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

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