Ukuthatha ithuba lokubhiyozela iParis Air Show yeGE eyongezelelweyo, enye yenkxaso mali Electric Jikelele, ivakalise oko babhaptize ngokwabo I-ATLAS, enye yeeprinta ezinkulu ze-3D ezinikezelweyo kwicandelo le-aeronautical elakhelwe ukuza kuthi ga ngoku. Ngaphandle kwamathandabuzo umzekelo ocacileyo wendlela uMbane Jikelele osenomdla kakhulu kuphuhliso kunye nophando lwamathuba amatsha okushicilela i-3D.
Le yenye yezinto zokuqala ezenziwe yile ngxilimbela yaseMelika okoko iinkokheli zayo zabhengeza kwiinyanga ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo iinjongo zazo utyale i-100 yezigidi zeerandi ekwenziweni kweeprototypes ezintsha zeeprinta ze3D ngokunjalo nasekwakhiweni kweziko lemveliso elitsha eJamani.
Isongezelelo se-GE sivelisa i-ATLAS, iprinta yayo encomekayo ye-3D efanelekileyo kwicandelo lobuchwephesha, elezemoto, leoyile kunye namandla.
Ngokubhekisele kwezona zinto zinomdla ze-ATLAS, kufanele ukuba kuqatshelwe ukuba sithetha ngomshicileli apho izinikele kwitekhnoloji yokucoca umgubo ngenxa yokusetyenziswa kwento engekho ngaphantsi ii-lasers ezimbini ze-1.000 W nganye. Ngokutsho kweenkokheli zikagesi ngokubanzi, kubonakala ngathi ukukhula kunye nokwakhiwa kwalo matshini kuthathe malunga neminyaka emibini. Olunye lweempawu zalo ezinomdla kakhulu, ngaphandle kwamathandabuzo, kukuba i-ATLAS inemilinganiselo yokuvelisa X x 1000 1000 1000 mm ukubetha phantse zonke izitha zakhe ngeli xesha.
Njengoko kuphawuliwe Mohammad Ehteshami, Usekela-Mongameli kunye ne-CEO ye-GE eyongezelelweyo:
Lo matshini uza kuvelisa indawo epheleleyo yemitha enobubanzi beenqwelomoya kwi-3D kwaye ilungele ukudala izinto eziyinxalenye yolwakhiwo kunye neenxalenye zenjini. Umshicileli unokusetyenziselwa abavelisi bezithuthi, amandla kunye neoyile.