Emasontweni ambalwa edlule, uMbutho Wezasolwandle wase-United States umemezele ukuthi ama-laboratories awo amaningi nezikhungo zocwaningo nezentuthuko zisebenza ekwakheni isikebhe sangaphansi kolwandle. Umqondo bekungukukhombisa ukuthi lokhu kwakhiwa akudingeki ukuthi kudinge inqubo ende futhi ebizayo, yingakho amasu amasha afana ne- Ukuphrinta kwe-3D.
Ngaphambi kokuqhubeka, akutshele ukuthi ukuze wenze lo msebenzi, ukusebenzisana nomsebenzi we ILaboratory Yezobuchwepheshe Obuphazamisa Umkhumbi wase-United States kanye I-Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Lawa mabhizinisi abhekele ukwakhiwa komkhumbi-ngwenya ondizayini yawo ebigqugquzela emotweni yezokuthutha nokuhambisa izinto.
Ngenxa yokuphrinta kwe-3D, i-United States Navy ingakha isikebhe somkhumbi-ngwenya ngendlela eshibhile engama-90%
Ngokuqondene nezinto ezintsha ezintsha, njengoba sekuveziwe, sithola ukuthi ukwakhiwa kokusebenzisa ukuphrinta kwe-3D kuvumele ukunciphisa izindleko kakhulu kanye nezikhathi zokwakha. Ngokuphathelene nedatha enikeziwe, sikhuluma ngayo intengo eshibhile engama-90% ngenkathi umkhumbi-ngwenya kungenzeka itholakala ngezinsuku nje ngenkathi, usebenzisa amasu wendabuko, kuthatha phakathi kwezinyanga ezi-3 kuya kwezi-5 futhi kubiza phakathi kwama-dollar ayizi-600.000 kuya ku-800.000.
Ngokuqondene nemininingwane yezobuchwepheshe yomkhumbi-ngwenya, kufanele kuqashelwe ukuthi sikhuluma ngemodeli engamamitha ayi-9,5 ubude eyenziwe ngokuphelele ngento ehlanganisiwe ye-carbon fiber. Ngokwakhiwa kwalo mkhumbi-ngwenya, labo ababhekele iphrojekthi banqume ukusebenzisa iphrinta ye-3D eyaziwa njenge Ukukhiqizwa Kwendawo Enkulu o I-BAAM yakhiwe futhi yathuthukiswa yi-Oak Ridge National Laboratory, umshini owakhiwe ngepulasitiki, i-carbon fiber, kanye ne-prototyping yensimbi engqondweni.