BBC news reports this month that the US army has created a 3d printer of their own. This 3d printer, somewhat cheaper than the commercial ones according to BBC, is to be used to produce “parts for spacecraft”. It also is said to minimize the logistics chain when supplying the front war fighter, especially when used in operations overseas. This means that also the US army now knows how to print 3d!
This 3d printer looks similar to old hobby 3d printers with a open, unstyled look. It is said to only cost $695 (£436). Reports says this US army geek device has been used to build parts for casings and custom sensor housings. To be honest, don’t you think they also use it to build tiny us army models? One can only guess… Hopefully we will see that the Army production of 3d printers go hand in hand with commercial forces and work together to push lower the prices of the hobby 3d printers.
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