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Optomec 3D Metal Printing Technology Chosen by Navajo Technical University for NASA Mission

Will collaborate on additive manufacturing research around directed energy deposition (DED) of bi-metallic parts for NASA applications.

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By: Anthony Locicero

Copy editor, New York Post

Optomec announced its LENS Directed Energy Deposition (DED) 3D Printed Metal system will be used to print bi-metallic rocket engine parts that will go to the moon in 2024 as part of a grant from NASA for additive manufacturing research and education as it relates to space technology and applications. Work on this grant is a collaboration between the Navajo Technical University (NTU), who is acting as the lead on the project, with the Marshall Space Flight Center Advanced Manufacturing Center (M...

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