Metal 3D printing technology at Oklahoma College helps repair Tinker AFB

New technology at Rose State College is making repairs easier at Tinker Air Force Base: “We need to work smarter, not harder,” said Brian Murphy of the Oklahoma Additive Manufacturing Center. That’s the whole idea behind this brand new, cutting edge metal 3D printing technology at Rose State College. “This is the first and only program of its kind in Oklahoma and one of only a few in the US,” Murphy told Tinker base engineers and staff on how to use the metal 3D printers. Metal printing means they build parts as needed without taking up a lot of space or leaving a lot of excess waste. “Instead of those big warehouses full of parts somewhere on the battlefield or even here in America, there are these metal warehouses where parts can be made as needed,” Murphy said. 3D printing technology can be used in a number of areas like aerospace and the Department of Defense. “You can actually build moving parts that go in from the Mac and actually work,” Murphy said.

New technology at Rose State College is helping make repairs easier at Tinker Air Force Base.

“We have to work smarter, not harder,” said Brian Murphy of the Oklahoma Additive Manufacturing Center.

That’s the whole idea behind this brand new, cutting edge metal 3D printing technology at Rose State College.

“This is the first and only program of its kind in Oklahoma and one of only a few in the United States,” Murphy said.

Murphy, who teaches basic engineers and staff at Tinker how to use the metal 3D printers, said metal printing means they build parts as needed without taking up a lot of space or leaving a lot of excess waste.

“Instead of those big warehouses full of parts somewhere on the battlefield or even here in America, there are these metal warehouses that can produce parts on demand,” Murphy said.

3-D printing technology can be used in a wide variety of areas such as aerospace and the US Department of Defense.

“You can actually make moving parts that come out of the machine and actually work,” Murphy said.

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