Ukusizakala ngokugubha iParis Air Show GE Additive, enye yezinkampani ezingaphansi kwe General Electric, wethule lokho bona ngokwabo ababhapathize ngakho ATLAS, omunye wamaphrinta we-3D amakhulu kunawo wonke womkhakha wezindiza owakhiwe kuze kube manje. Akungabazeki ukuthi isibonelo esicacile sokuthi uGeneral Electric usenentshisekelo enkulu kangakanani ekuthuthukiseni nasekucwaningeni ngamathuba amasha wokuphrinta kwe-3D.
Lokhu kungenye yendalo yokuqala eyenziwe yilo mdondoshiya waseMelika selokhu abaholi bayo bamemezela ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule inhloso yabo yokwenza kanjalo tshala imali eziyizigidi eziyikhulu zama-euro ekwakheni ama-prototypes amasha we-3D printers kanye nasekwakhiweni kwesikhungo esisha sokukhiqiza eJalimane.
I-GE Additive inikeza i-ATLAS, iphrinta yayo ehlaba umxhwele ekahle yemikhakha yezindiza, yezimoto, kawoyela namandla.
Mayelana nezici ezithakazelisa kakhulu ze-ATLAS, kufanele kuqashelwe ukuthi sikhuluma ngephrinta lapho izibophezele khona kubuchwepheshe bokusika impuphu ngenxa yokusebenzisa okungaphansi kwalokho ama-lasers amabili we-1.000 W lilinye. Ngokusho kwabaholi bakwaGeneral Electric uqobo, kubonakala sengathi ukwakhiwa nokwakhiwa kwalo mshini kuthathe cishe iminyaka emibili. Enye yezimfanelo zayo ezithakazelisa kakhulu, ngaphandle kokungabaza, ukuthi i-ATLAS inezilinganiso zokukhiqiza ze- X x 1000 1000 1000 mm eshaya cishe zonke izimbangi zakhe ngalesi sikhathi.
Njengoba kuphawuliwe Mohammad Ehteshami, Iphini Likamongameli kanye ne-CEO ye-GE Additive:
Lo mshini uzokhiqiza izingxenye zamamitha wemitha ephelele zendiza ekwi-3D futhi ilungele ukudala izingxenye zesakhiwo nezingxenye zenjini. Iphrinta ingasetshenziselwa abakhiqizi bezimoto, amandla no-oyela.