TheBritish Army已经揭示了桌面3D打印机如何帮助其为支持联合国在南苏丹宣教(UNMISS). Part of Operation Trenton, which was launched this summer, the army is tasked with building a hospital to undertake the care of more than 1,000 UN employees.
在该部队发布的官方视频中，该结构所需的基本管道固定装置显示在A上3D打印Lulzbot Taz 63D printer. According to an army representative, the components are fulfilling a demand in the project that would otherwise lead to slow, or halted, construction.
英军的第一台运营中的第三台打印机
Established in 2011, the objective of UNMISS is “to consolidate peace and security, and help establish conditions for development in the Republic of South Sudan.” Initially, set to last one year, the Security Council has continued to extend the UNMISS mandate, and it is now set for March 2019, after which point it demands opposing parties must end the fight.
同时，已经起草了来自36名工程师团的大约200名英国军队。正如皇家工程师所解释的那样，这项任务一直具有挑战性。“南苏丹的工程面临许多问题。一条拉伸且脆弱的后勤供应路线导致了资源为组件的困难。”
他补充说：“但是，我们通过使用3D打印机解决了其中一些问题，”
“This is the first time this technology has been used by UK land forces deployed on operations.”
3D打印用于管道
The Lulzbot TAZ 6 has a build volume of 280 mm x 280 mm x 250 mm
(11.02″ x 11.02″ x 9.80″) making it capable of producing prints “up to the size of football.”
Most of the components produced for Operation Trenton are plumbing parts, including simple brackets, for affixing pipes to walls, and complex junctions, which can channel liquids from three different directions. The turnaround time for these parts is typically less than 12 hours, a dramatic reduction on the weeks it would usually take for a part to be shipped and delivered to the site. In addition, low materials costs and eradicated postage/package, deliver significant cost reductions to the force.
Lulzbot in the military
在过去的几年中，美国海军陆战队作为Lulzbot TAZ 6 3D打印机的一部分，下一代物流initiative.
对他们到目前为止取得的成果感到满意，英国军队预见了其进一步应用的大量机会。
近年来，3D打印背后的技术已经大大改善，尚未得到充分探索，未来出生军队在许多不同的剧院中都有巨大的潜力。”
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特色图片显示管道固定装置3D打印为Trenton操作。通过英军的图像
