Ama-Stratasys, inkampani ehamba phambili emkhakheni wokunyathelisa we-3D, ibisebenza ngokubambisana nenkampani I-Aurora Flight Sciences ukuze bakwazi ukudala lokho namuhla ngokwabo ababhabhadise njenge I-drone ephrintiwe enkulu kunazo zonke, esheshayo futhi eyinkimbinkimbi eyake yenziwa. Njengemininingwane, ngikutshele ukuthi umkhumbi owubona ngenhla kwale migqa wenziwe kusetshenziswa i-FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling), impahla ekhethekile yeStratasys.
Ngokuqondene nezici zale drone, ngikutshele ukuthi lena imodeli enamaphiko e Amamitha angu-3 enesisindo sokugcina kuphela 15 amakhilogremu. Ukwakheka kwayo konke, ikakhulukazi i-80% yedrone yonke, kudalwe ukuphrinta kwe-3D, into engamangaza abaningi, ikakhulukazi uma sikhuluma ngeqiniso lokuthi, ngenxa yomklamo wayo ohlukile, i-drone iyakwazi ukufinyelela endizeni eyodwa isivinini esikhulu 241 km / h.
Stratasys futhi I-Aurora Flight Sciences ijoyina amabutho ukudala idrone ephrintiwe ekwazi ukufinyelela ku-241 km / h.
Ngokuya ngezitatimende ezenziwe ngu- UScott sevcik, Umqondisi Wokuthuthukiswa Kwe-Aerospace kanye neVertical Solutions eStratasys:
Ukwenza le moto kubandakanye ukusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe obuhlukile bokuphrinta be-3D nezinto zokwakha ndawonye endizeni eyodwa ukukhulisa izinzuzo zokukhiqiza okungeziwe, zombili izingxenye ezinamandla nezingasindi.
Ngaphezu kokusebenzisa izinto ze-FDM zamalungu amade ezakhiwo, sisebenzisa amakhono ahlukahlukene wokukhiqiza avela kwaStratasys amasevisi wokukhiqiza aqondile ukukhiqiza izinto ezilungele kangcono obunye ubuchwepheshe. Sikhethe ithangi likaphethiloli lenayiloni ngaphezulu kwe-laser synthesizer, futhi ipayipi le-exhaust lohlelo lokujova laphrintwa nge-3D kwinsimbi ukuze likwazi ukumelana nokushisa okwedlulele embhobho wenjini.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, UDan Campbell, Aerospace Research Engineer for Aurora Flight Sciences, uthe:
Enye yezinjongo ezinkulu zalezi zinkampani ezimbili ukukhombisa imboni ye-aerospace ukuthi ungashesha kanjani ukusuka ekwakhiweni uye ekwakhiweni uye endizeni yendiza ephrintiwe ene-3D.