Big Printer
"GE Plans
World's Largest Laser-Powered 3D Printer":
The prototype Atlas
printer, announced on Wednesday, can print objects up to one meter long
using titanium, aluminum, and other metals instead of the plastics,
resins, and filaments that many commercial and consumer 3D printers
use. That means it could print an entire engine block for a car or
truck, for example, replacing the specialized machines and tooling that
are currently required to make those types of products in a factory.
(Via Rand Simberg.)