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Boeing HorizonX Invests In Additive Manufacturing Company Digital Alloys

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, August 7th, 2018

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Boeing HorizonX Invests In Additive Manufacturing Company Digital Alloys

Digital Alloys' Joule Printing system for metal additive manufacturing. Photo: Digital Alloys

Boeing [BA] on Tuesday said its venture unit has made an investment in startup company Digital Alloys, Inc., which is developing additive manufacturing technology to be able to print metal parts at far lower costs, more reliably and faster than current 3D printing and conventional manufacturing techniques.The investment in Massachusetts-based Digital Alloys is the second by Boeing’s HorizonX unit in a 3D printing company. In April, Boeing said it had invested in Morf3D, a three-year-old company that uses additive manufacturing…

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