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METALLURGY LANE
TITANIUM: PART III
Charles R. Simcoe
Titanium’s potential was not fully realized until 1956
when metal production reached 5200 tons and sponge
production nearly 15,000 tons.
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TECHNICAL SPOTLIGHT
USING 3D PRINTING TO BUILD
FLIGHT-CERTIFIED HARDWARE
Additive manufacturing continues to make strides in aerospace
parts production.
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Parts of the environmental control
system of the Bell 429 commercial
helicopter are produced using
EOS laser-sintering technology.
Courtesy of Bell Helicopter
Textron Inc., Fort Worth, Texas.
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