Optomec awarded $500K to repair Air Force turbine blades using LENS 3D printing technology

Industrial 3D printer manufacturer Optomec has been awarded a $500,000 process development contract from the US Air Force Sustainment Center at Tinker Air Force base. The deal will see Optomec develop a set of optimized 3D printing process parameters to repair the jet engine turbine blades found on the Air Force’s F-15 and F-16 fighters. […]