Top 5 Videos: Lockheed Martin Using 3D Printing for Aerospace Project

In this week’s video compilation, discover how Lockheed Martin uses additive manufacturing in its lunar rover project—employing the Method X 3D printer, the company can improve its entire design, development, and testing process, gaining agility and efficiency. Among the other videos, you will also discover how one can design a boat hull from plastic waste and a robotic arm. You will also be presented with the new nesting solution from Sintratec. In any case, we wish you a very good Sunday!

Top 1: Lockheed Martin & Makerbot

American defense contractor Lockheed Martin, specializing in security and defense, regularly uses additive manufacturing to design various tools and prototypes for the autonomous lunar rover project that could be used by NASA. In particular, it has invested in a Makerbot Method X, a machine that is now compatible with a wide range of thermoplastics, in particular nylon loaded with carbon fibers. Thanks to 3D printing, Lockheed Martin teams can design, develop and test different ideas much more easily and quickly. They thus manufacture boxes, sensor supports, and various made-to-measure parts: