These M781 components were 3D-printed during a six-month collaborative effort that involved RDECOM, ManTech and America Makes, the national accelerator for additive manufacturing and 3D printing. They cost tens of thousands of dollars less than identical components created with standard production methods.
U.S. Army photo by Sunny Burns, ARDEC
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://asc.army.mil/web/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Fig17_M781Comp.jpg">asc.army.mil, an Official Web-site of the U.S. Army</a>