BeardySi
BeardySi t1_j8nu6g8 wrote
Reply to comment by CW3_OR_BUST in NASA's "evolved structures" radically reduce weight – and waiting by Maxcactus
This. Design optimisation is design optimisation however you get there.
BeardySi t1_j8ntzg1 wrote
Reply to comment by asshatnowhere in NASA's "evolved structures" radically reduce weight – and waiting by Maxcactus
Interesting, any details available?
BeardySi t1_j8mg3i8 wrote
Not exactly new, and if NASA are still CNC machining these they're missing a trick.
We've been printing this sort of thing in titanium for aerospace customers at work for years.
BeardySi t1_j8nvas9 wrote
Reply to comment by bohemica_ in NASA's "evolved structures" radically reduce weight – and waiting by Maxcactus
Indeed. The real benefit of printed parts is you can make geometries that are not possible to machine.
Plus, I dread to think of the time and cost involved in machining that kind of thing out of a 250x250x400 titanium billet. Not many have NASA'a deep pockets!