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ORNL, Boeing to receive Guinness World Records title for largest solid 3D printed item

Posted at 12:25 pm August 25, 2016
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

ORNL Manufacturing Demonstration Facility Polymer Printer

This large-scale polymer printer at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility was used to fabricate the Shelby Cobra. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Note: This story was updated at 2:45 p.m.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Boeing Company are expected to receive the Guinness World Records title for largest solid 3D printed item, a media advisory said.

On Monday, an official Guinness World Records judge will measure and award the title of largest solid 3D printed item to ORNL and Boeing for a 3D printed tool used in manufacturing the Boeing 777X passenger jet. The media has been invited.

The invitation-only ceremony is at 11 a.m. Monday, August 29, at ORNL’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at 2370 Cherahala Boulevard, off Pellissippi Parkway at Hardin Valley Road. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: 3D printed, 3D printed item, 3D printing, additive manufacturing, Bill Peter, Boeing, Boeing 777X, Boeing Company, Brian Post, Guiness World Records, Manufacturing Demonstration Facility, Michael Empiric, Mike Matlack, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, Pellissippi Parkway, polymer printer, Vlastimil Kunc

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