# 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.

- Type: Product launch
- Announced: 2021-03-01
- Where: Rockford, Illinois, United States
- Status: completed
- Products: 3D-printed vacuum trim tool, MasterPrint 3D printer
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Ingersoll Machine Tools](https://endata.com/companies/42992.md)
- [Bell Textron](https://endata.com/companies/6179.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [en.camozzigroup.com](https://en.camozzigroup.com/press-portal/press-releases/bell-and-ingersoll-machine-tools-inc-produce-main-rotor-blade-3d-printed-trim-tool-on-ingersoll-masterprint-the-largest-3d-printer-in-the-world.kl), 2021-03-01: "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."

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