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lucky and blessed to genuinely enjoy my job and have the chance to work on some very cool , interesting projects .”
Turning to the company ’ s recent projects , Ingersoll has recently shipped the biggest hybrid 3D metal printing machine to the US Army . “ Many companies are looking at ways to deploy 3D printing to enhance their operations ,” Jeffrey elaborates . “ The US Army has a huge parts storage plant , meaning that when a vehicle is damaged , the US site must ship the parts to the relevant geographic location .
Cutting-edge capabilities
“ We recognized that the army could be much more mobile by harnessing the power of 3D printing , as it would enable them to make parts almost on demand , as well as freeing up the storage space and associated expenditure . So , we started thinking about a way we could ship a manufacturing system capable of that .
“ We began working on a hybrid 3D metal printing machine , which is eight and a half meters wide , 20 meters long , and eight meters tall . The army went on to purchase this
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