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🖨️✨ The British Army used 3D printers to produce spare parts and modify field vehicles and equipment during NATO’s Exercise Steadfast Defender in Sennelager, Germany. The cold metal printers, manufactured by SPEE3D, can print batches of mechanical parts in a matter of hours, as opposed to relying on metalsmiths to make the parts by hand. “This equipment gives the Army the flexibility it needs to make spares, components, and modifications to our equipment in the field, at point and time of need,” Lieutenant Colonel John Anthistle MSc CEng MIET explained. “Not only does it save us weeks and sometimes months of having to wait for replacement parts, it also enables us to print components which aren’t available anymore; conduct battle damage repair, and modify equipment to match changing threats,” he added. #military #army #defensetech #defencetech #militarytech #technology #innovation #defense #defence #defenseindustry #defenceindustry #uk #additivemanufacturing #3dprinting #nato

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