AEROSPACEID 227998

Aircraft Fuselage

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Industry: Aerospace
Year: 2025
Country: United States

Summary

Saab and Divergent Technologies have collaborated to design and manufacture what is described as the world’s first software-defined aircraft fuselage using large-scale additive manufacturing and automated assembly.

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Technology Details

Printer Technology: SLM
Printer Category: Powder Bed Fusion
Material: Aluminium Alloy
Material Type: Aluminium
Feedstock Form: Powder
Finishing: Sand Blasted

Process Steps

Printer category: Powder Bed Fusion

1
Step 1Printing
Technology
SLM
Material
Aluminium Alloy
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Application Profile

Cost per Part

€€€€€

€500 plus

Indicative single unit production cost at time of manufacture.

Complexity

Highly Complex

Demands advanced, expert-level skill and deep technical expertise.

Project Scale

On Demand

Product Type

Component

Project Field

Industrial

Sustainability Rating

★★☆

Can depend on fossil fuels and high energy use, but allows unconsumed material to be directly reused for printing without reprocessing, significantly reducing manufacturing waste. This rating relates to the technology type only. The design, purpose and longevity of the entire object can offset any of the technology type's negative sustainability credentials.

User Level

Professional

Key Advantages

Complex Geometry

Points of Interest

Agility

Recognition

Press

Providers Involved

Providers

Nikon SLM SolutionsHardware Manufacturer

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