Thermwood Corporation, established in Indiana in 1969 and the oldest CNC manufacturing company in business, has just announced that it signed a formal Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the Fleet Readiness Center (FRC) East, and part of the Naval Air Systems Command, to conduct a joint technology development effort, lasting for two years, and focused specifically on Thermwood's developing large scale additive manufacturing (LSAM) technology. The company's LSAM system, built for the production of large thermoplastic parts and featuring a massive build envelope of ten feet wide, five feet high, and anywhere from 10 to 100 feet long, was just unveiled a few months ago. The LSAM machines are available in sizes up to 100 feet long, with print capability from 150 to 500 lbs. an hour, and utilize a "near-net-shape" to make parts. Read more at 3DPrint.com: https://3dprint.com/159375/thermwood...rch-agreement/