While I was at the AeroDef conference last week, I spoke with Dr. Ron Ott, Deputy Director of Energy & Transportation Science at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), who told me that Oak Ridge had partnered with a company called Cincinnati Incorporated to retrofit their large gantry laser-cutters with 3D printer extruders. Dr. Ott explained that the new heads would yield a giant FDM-style 3D printer to produce car parts for Local Motors 3D-printed car project. What Dr. Ott failed to mention was that the Cincinnati Inc.…
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