These Industries are the Future of Additive Manufacturing
By Patrick Boyd, EOS
Nov 17, 2016
Often considered a “futuristic” technology, industrial 3-D printing (also known as additive manufacturing) is already being implemented in a wide variety of industries, and companies are reaping the benefits.
The process of additive manufacturing involves growing objects layer by layer from a variety of materials, such as plastics or metals. The benefits are widespread, allotting for more design freedom, improving costs when manufacturing small batch sizes and allowing for increased product customization, among others.
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Innovation as Mission
TEXT BY NANCY MANN JACKSON
November 2016
In July, Greg Hyslop was named chief technology officer of Boeing’s global operations. It was the next step in a long career with Boeing, which began in 1982 as a guidance and control engineer. Just prior to his appointment as the top technical person at Boeing, Hyslop spent the past eight years at the company’s Huntsville operations, and those years in Alabama provided important experiences and lessons that prepared him for his new role.
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UAH researcher patents green carbon fiber process for rocket nozzles
Made In Alabama NewsCenter
November 22, 2016
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – A professor at the University of Alabama in Huntsville is pioneering a new technology that could provide a more environmentally friendly path to explore space.
William Kaukler, an associate research professor at UAH’s Rotorcraft Systems Engineering and Simulation Center, has been awarded a patent for a green process he developed that produces the carbon fiber used in ablative rocket nozzles and heat shields.
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