Back in April, Norsk Titanium announced that it had produced the first-ever 3D printed structural titanium components for a commercial airliner. The components will be a part of Boeing's Dreamliner aircraft, and were produced using Norsk Titanium's patented Rapid Plasma Deposition (RPD) technology. RPD is a unique process that involves melting titanium wire in a cloud of argon gas, resulting in strong, near net shape parts that need little or no machining after they've finished printing. Thanks to a new investment in Norsk Titanium by Triangle Holdings, we may soon be seeing a lot more RPD-produced parts in the aerospace industry. Read more at 3DPrint.com: http://3dprint.com/177727/norsk-tita...ngle-holdings/