
Episode 67: Additive Manufacturing at General Electric
Materialism: A Materials Science Podcast
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The Evolution of Additive Manufacturing
additive manufacturing has been a "wild rider" of the past several years, says GE. The company is now using it to make new parts for pretty much all of its engines that are entering the market. When you have just a prototype component, you just need it to roughly fit and be functional for short duration or for a very specific task. But when we're talking about actually having airworthy parts to fly on engines, it comes with a larger amount of understanding required of the process.
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