The world’s largest 3D printing machine, right here in South Africa, is looking to enter the commercial market.

 

The towering machine, dubbed the Aeroswift, sits at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in Pretoria and was completed in 2017. Now, the Aeroswift team is looking towards the full commercialisation of the machine. During a briefing at the CSIR on Tuesday, the council’s Dr Ntombi Mathe said that while the Aeroswift, which cost more than R100m to build, is a research and developmental tool, there has been a lot of interest in the use of the 3D printer for commercial purposes.

 

Mathe said they were looking to secure a few contracts with international suppliers that want large parts built. The Aeroswift currently […]

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