This next part is a bracket for Airbus or more accurately, the part that I saw at the show was an interrupted print of this bracket, and they stopped the print on purpose to be able to show the path of the filament through the part. Talk to CEO Benny Buller at the show the founder of Velo3D and he talked about how there are all these parts that somehow deal with fluid internally fluid flow applying energy to fluid, you find him in fuel systems processing facilities, and all those components are wide open application opportunities for additive manufacturing. Getting those supports out of this enclosed volume would be impractical, impossible. printing this width supports would be problematic.
Velo3D made it material is Hastelloy, and notably this, this relies on Velo3D’s signature capability to print overhangs in metal with little or no supports. Alternately, this was 3D printed in one piece, eliminating all that assembly. You also have to think about the weld materials interaction with the fluids you're trying to mix. Typically, this is an assembly welded in, the welding is difficult time consuming. Two fluids get mixed together because of all those little barriers on the inside. Okay, so this part exemplifies this theme I kept finding at Rapid this year, which is parts succeeding in additive without any particular redesign needed. All right, no particular order, not a countdown.