Stratasys’ 3D printing service bureau, RedEye, has proven the feasibility of creating large industrial parts with 3D printing technology by manufacturing one of the world’s largest 3D printed parts for Lockheed Martin’s Space Systems Company. The 15 foot long fuel tank prototype was one of two made for a satellite form, fit, and function validation test for Lockheed, helping them get their product to market at almost half the time and cost as with traditional manufacturing.
Using RedEye’s Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) process on a Fortus 900mcs, the larger of the two tanks was assembled from 10 different pieces, while the smaller was made from 6 pieces, using polycarbonate (PC).…
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