ORNL Collaborates with Boeing to 3D Print Jet

The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) recently collaborated with the aerospace company Boeing to 3D print a trim tool used for manufacturing the Boeing 777X passenger jet. Not only did 3D printing this tool help reduce costs and production time, it also looks to be the largest solid 3D printed item ever.This Monday, an official Guinness World Records judge is set to measure and award ORNL and Boeing with the title for the largest single 3D printed part. The 3D printed trim tool was produced on the Big Area Additive Manufacturing Machine (BAAM) in the ORNL Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF), and is approximately 17.5 feet long, 5.5 feet wide, and 1.5 feet tall. Read more at 3DPrint.com: https://3dprint.com/147471/ornl-guinness-record/
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