The Dubai-based startup used a proprietary DED system to print a 12-meter steel truss in under 18 hours — bypassing traditional welding entirely. Certified to Eurocode 3.
The decision to consolidate 17 cast parts into 3 printed components saved 4.2kg per aircraft — but the real story is what it does to Tier 2 suppliers.
Both survive 700°C+, but their printability, post-processing requirements, and fatigue performance diverge significantly. A materials engineer's comparison.
We aggregated cycle-time data from 14 service bureaus. The average reduction: 32%. But the variance tells a more interesting story.
