Kunezinyanga eziningi lapho izinhlangano nezinhlangano ezibaluleke kakhulu e-United States bezisebenza khona ndawonye ekwakhiweni kwephrojekthi eyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu kunalokho esingakucabanga, namuhla okuholele kumfanekiso wokuqala walokho okukude kakhulu ikusasa kuzoba yi i-excavator yokuqala idalwe ngokuphelele kusetshenziswa ubuchwepheshe be-3D bokuphrinta.
Lo mshini obabazekayo uzalwe ngokusebenzisana kweNational Science Foundation, iCompact and Efficient Fluid Power Forum Center, i-Oak Ridge National Laboratory, iNational Fluid Power Association, i-Association of Equipment Manufacturers, iGeorgia Tech kanye ne-University of Minnesota. Akungabazeki ukuthi kuboniswa ochwepheshe abakhulu abajoyina iqembu elinenhloso efanayo nokuthi, ngemuva kwezinyanga ezinhlanu zentuthuko, sebesungule uhlobo lokuqala lwale excavator ephrintiwe.
Ama-ejensi amaningana ase-US asevele esebenza ekwakheni i-3D excavator ephrintiwe yokuqala emhlabeni.
Njengoba sekushicilelwe, umshini othile uzokwenziwa kusetshenziswa imishini ye-Oak Ridge National Laboratory, okuyinkampani ethembele kuhulumeni wase-United States. Kwingqophamlando yokuqala ngaphakathi kwephrojekthi, kuzokwakhiwa izinto ezintathu, i ikhabethe lapho opharetha azohlala khona, okukhulu ingalo echaziwe lokho kuzothuthukisa ukubonga ngamandla asetshenziswa yingalo ye-hydraulic kanye ne ukushisa ukushisa.
Njengomniningwane, ngikutshele ukuthi ekwakhiweni kwengalo enkulu yokubacindezela yale excavator ephrintiwe, i- Uhlelo lwe-Wolf, osanda kufakwa, umshini osebenzisa inqubo yamahhala uma uphrinta izingxenye zensimbi ngezinga elikhulu. Isishintshisi sokushisa sizokwakhiwa ngomshini okwazi ukukhiqiza izingxenye zensimbi ngenqubo ye- ukusakaza umbhede we-powder usebenzisa i-laser. Okokugcina, i-cabin yenziwe ngeplastiki I-Carbon fiber iqinise i-ABS.