UPS and 3D printing
08-11-2013, 04:29 PM
#1
Gets Weekends Off
Thread Starter
Joined APC: Feb 2008
Posts: 689
UPS and 3D printing
08-11-2013, 04:38 PM
#2
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Nov 2006
Position: 767 FO
Posts: 8,047
Originally Posted by MeXC
08-11-2013, 06:58 PM
#3
Line Holder
Joined APC: May 2006
Position: B757/767 Captain
Posts: 29
Originally Posted by FDXLAG
I have a plan b, don't tell anyone. I am going to buy a three d printing machine and print up a bunch of three d printers and sell them out of my garage.
08-12-2013, 03:29 AM
#4
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Dec 2005
Posts: 1,408
AW&ST just had an article on AM (additive manufacturing). The first baby steps are being taken now. The issue is with the material properties of the items printed. It started with realitively weak resins. Now they can make more durable items, including the gun.
I guess the real question, long term, will be the cost of the machines. Will it become cheap enough that everyone will have a machine or will they be too expensive where only speciality manufactures will have them.
I guess the real question, long term, will be the cost of the machines. Will it become cheap enough that everyone will have a machine or will they be too expensive where only speciality manufactures will have them.
08-12-2013, 12:10 PM
#6
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2005
Position: 757/767
Posts: 1,128
Originally Posted by MeXC
08-12-2013, 06:16 PM
#7
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Aug 2006
Position: leaning to the left
Posts: 4,184
Originally Posted by brownie
I see this as a good thing. Ups store helps you prints it and manages the shipping portion if needed and if things get bad enough then we can all sign up for concession and fly for 88k a yr like FDXLAG did.:
: 
08-13-2013, 03:05 AM
#9
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Sep 2006
Position: Retired
Posts: 3,717
Originally Posted by brownie
I see this as a good thing. Ups store helps you prints it and manages the shipping portion if needed and if things get bad enough then we can all sign up for concession and fly for 88k a yr like FDXLAG did.
