With 3D printing playing a part in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, the U.S. Air Force has taken it one step further by organizing an entire Olympic event around the technology. Hosted by the Air Force’s Rapid Sustainment Office (RSO), the Advanced Manufacturing Olympics Event invites different participants, from additive manufacturing companies and traditional defense contractors, […]
U.S. Air Force installs 3D printed parts on C-5 Super Galaxy aircraft
At the Dover Air Base, Delaware, a Lockheed Martin C-5 Super Galaxy (tail number: 70035), large military transport aircraft, has been upgraded with 3D printed metal and plastic parts, reducing sustainment costs. Eddie Preston, a senior materials engineer for the Rapid Sustainment Office (RSO), said, “It is innovative ideas such as these that continue to drive […]