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First Factory Use Of 'Replicator' For Spare Parts

Posted by timothy on Monday September 10, 2001 @04:12AM from the building-the-feed dept.

maddogsparky writes: "Over at Spacedaily, there is an article about how a 3D printer was used to fabricate a replacement part in a production environment--the first known case. They've also done some tests in NASA's vomit comet and are planning on a shuttle test for applications on the ISS or Mars trip."

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Interesting by Anonymous Coward · 2001-09-10 04:19 · Score: -1, Flamebait

The Titan's software appears to be Windows-based, or at least rely on Windows-based CAD programs, based on that screenshot.

Nice to see on which OS the real innovation is taking place... can't wait for a johnny-come-lately Open Source "alternative" that takes 50 revisions to even compile.