First hollow propeller blade demonstrator

Centrale Nantes and Naval Group are now using additive manufacturing to design large parts such as this propeller blade

Naval Group and Centrale Nantes have printed the first demonstrator of hollow propeller blades by metal additive manufacturing as part of the European H2020 project, RAMSSES.

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