Forbes: A Look How This Texas Startup Is Helping The Air Force Use 3D Printing To Replace Parts November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 | The Essentium Team Share A Texas-based startup with $22.1 M in funding helps the U.S. Air Force 3D print replacement parts. Elisa Teipel, Ph.D., Chief Development Officer and Co-founder of Essentium said that more than 10,000 replacement part requests are delayed or unfilled each year despite a willingness to pay premium prices. “The supply chains, in many cases, are simply not there. The average age of aircraft in the U.S. Air Force is over 28 years. In some cases, the service is still flying models much older – like the B-52, roughly 60 years old – and the original manufacturers are no longer in business,” added Teipel. “Where the supply chain for critical equipment is faltering, additive manufacturing can step in with speed, strength, growing scale and flexibility.” Read More: Forbes Share
A Texas-based startup with $22.1 M in funding helps the U.S. Air Force 3D print replacement parts. Elisa Teipel, Ph.D., Chief Development Officer and Co-founder of Essentium said that more than 10,000 replacement part requests are delayed or unfilled each year despite a willingness to pay premium prices. “The supply chains, in many cases, are simply not there. The average age of aircraft in the U.S. Air Force is over 28 years. In some cases, the service is still flying models much older – like the B-52, roughly 60 years old – and the original manufacturers are no longer in business,” added Teipel. “Where the supply chain for critical equipment is faltering, additive manufacturing can step in with speed, strength, growing scale and flexibility.” Read More: Forbes
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The Essentium Team May 4, 2021 Make Parts Fast: Essentium at AMUG Showcases Work with Partners and Customers At AMUG 2021, Essentium, Inc., a leading innovator of industrial additive manufacturing (AM) solutions, will showcase how its work with partners and customers, including Mercury Systems and Rolls-Royce, is advancing AM in the aerospace and defense sectors. Read More
The Essentium Team May 3, 2021 Manufacturing Tomorrow: Essentium Takes 3D Printing to New Horizons with Partners and Customers At AMUG 2021, Essentium, Inc.®, a leading innovator of industrial additive manufacturing (AM) solutions, will showcase how its work with partners and customers, including Mercury Systems and Rolls-Royce, is advancing AM in the aerospace and defense sectors. Read More
