The funding is designed to provide greater access to STEM education for children and young people attending specialist schools due to complex health needs or long stays in hospital.
The company says the expanded fleet of Jet Fusion 5620 Pro printers will bring its total HP Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) machine capacity to more than 125 systems.
"Taking a jet engine from concept to flight-ready in just a matter of months shows how defence and industry can work together to deliver capabilities at the speed required by today’s world."
The use of metal AM is said to support the company’s Apple 2030 carbon neutrality target across its manufacturing supply chain and lifetime use of its products.
Let's just get one thing out of the way – additive manufacturing is expensive, okay? Stick a 3D printed part side-by-side with a machined or injection moulded
