2024 Favorites: #10 Article – How 3D-printed aviation parts can accelerate return to air

Meeting maintenance, repair, and overhaul needs by aligning manufacturing, design, and distribution.

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Dado panel components are held together with latches and pins, enabling elements to move as needed.
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Our list of readers’ 2024 favorite Aerospace Manufacturing and Design articles begins with this article from Materialise on supplementing the MRO supply chain with 3D printing.

Also in 2024, the first metal 3D printer for space went to the International Space Station, allowing astronauts to better understand metal printing in orbit and for future missions to the moon.