Graduate school unveils new 3D metal printer
Maj. Ryan O'Hara (right), assistant professor, Graduate School of Engineering and Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, demonstrates the capabilities of a new state-of-the-art 3D metal additive manufacturing system to Dr. Todd Stewart, AFIT director and chancellor, March 16.The system is a nearly $1 million investment that enables student researchers to digitally fabricate fully dense aerospace metal parts.(Skywrighter photos/Amy Rollins)