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INTELLIGENT VERTICAL: AVIATION
EMIRATES
INITIATES 3D
PRINTING OF
CABIN PARTS
USING SELECTIVE
LASER SINTERING
E
mirates has announced that it has used
3D printing technology to manufacture
components for its aircraft cabins. The
airline has reached a significant milestone in
innovation by using Selective Laser Sintering,
a new and innovative 3D printing technique
to produce video monitor shrouds. One of
the other recent achievements has been the
3D printing, certification and installation of
aircraft cabin air vent grills for on-board trials.
Emirates has worked with 3D Systems, a US
based 3D printing equipment and material
manufacturer and services provider, and with
UUDS, a European aviation Engineering and
Certification Office and Services Provider
based in France, to successfully print the first
batch of 3D printed video monitor shrouds
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using 3D Systems’ Selective Laser Sintering
technology platform.
This technology uses lasers to bind together
powdered plastic into the required shape
defined by a 3D model and is different from
the Fusion Deposition Modelling technique
normally used for printing aircraft 3D parts.
The material used to print Emirates’ Video
Monitor Shrouds is a new thermoplastic
developed by 3D Systems, Duraform
ProX FR1200, with excellent flammability
resistance properties and surface quality
suitable for commercial aerospace
business applications.
One of the major advantages of using the
Selective Laser Sintering technique is the
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THE VIDEO
MONITOR
SHROUDS WILL
BE INSTALLED
ON SELECT
AIRCRAFT IN THE
EMIRATES FLEET.
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