What happens when your parts don’t fit in the machine envelope? We now have machines that can build a boat without stopping. That is not a small machine. However, the material dispensing options on larger platforms may not work with the intended geometry being produced. AM machines have enabled amazing capabilities but there are still many applications that are not properly satisfied with the current state of technology. How can we make products that need critical material/dimensional performance and are also of a size that becomes very difficult to rapidly and economically produce?
We will look into technologies that can address these applications. On the surface we have complications from the materials that can be produced via AM. Secondly, we have the speed of the machines. We also need to look at the cost drivers and then we need to address getting the right geometry. The right geometry considering build speed and final assembly.