Ingersoll and Bell produce 3D-printed trim tool on MasterPrint printer

Ingersoll Machine Tools and Bell Textron completed a collaborative effort to manufacture a 22-foot-long vacuum trim tool for main rotor blade components using Ingersoll's MasterPrint large-format 3D printer and 5-axis milling machine.

“The traditional build cycle for a typical mold in aluminum such as this using standard methods is typically 4 to 5 months. This manufacturing process was completed in a matter of weeks.”en.camozzigroup.com

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• en.camozzigroup.comBell and Ingersoll Machine Tools, Inc. produce main rotor blade 3D Printed Trim Tool on Ingersoll MasterPrint™ the largest 3D printer in the worldMar 1, 2021

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