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Sunday, 05/07/2017 11:31:38 PM

Sunday, May 07, 2017 11:31:38 PM

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Mythbusters’ Adam Savage Discovers Truth Cooler Than Fiction In New Web Series About GE

No additive machine's manufacturer is easily identified in the first video. They all appear to be using laser technology. The machines have been given the individual names of STORM, WOLVERINE, MYSTIQUE, CYCLOPS, AND HAVOK - the names of characters in the X-Men movie. The GE gas turbine engine shown at the video's end is used for electrical power generation.

GE has been disseminating information about it's additive applications with little, if any, mention of specific machine manufacturers. They are much more focused on showing different facets on innovation to their customers, shareholders, and the public. There are two videos in the series at present. Both were published on May 5th and are available to watch below.

At gereports.com - Mythbusters’ Adam Savage Discovers Truth Cooler Than Fiction In New Web Series About GE - May 5, 2017

After years of unraveling mysteries on “Mythbusters,” Adam Savage has become a master at separating tall tales from truth. Now he’s turning his sharp eye on GE facilities for the new web series “GE in the Wild” — and discovering technology so advanced it’s practically indistinguishable from magic.

In the series, Savage and co-host Alie Ward of “Innovation Nation” go deep into GE’s labs to show viewers the extent of what’s possible in industrial technology. The first episode features a trip to an additive manufacturing facility in Greenville, South Carolina, where engineers use 3D printer lasers to transform metal powder into gas turbine parts that are next to impossible to build by traditional machining techniques. Subsequent episodes will highlight other transformative technologies in the healthcare, transportation and aviation industries — including the world’s largest jet engine, the GE9X, which the hosts got to watch in action during a test.

Though Savage explored many of GE’s technical marvels, these site visits didn’t satisfy his curiosity completely. “I could have spent another week at every single location,” he says.

The first video goes live on GE’s YouTube page this Friday, with new episodes launching each week.



The Power Of 3D Additive Printing - In The Wild - GE - Published on May 5, 2017



Inside Jet Engine Manufacturing & Testing - In The Wild - GE - Published on May 5, 2017



The GE 9X mentioned in the article above and GEnx engines like the one seen in the second video both use components made with Arcam's EBM technology. One of the earliest GE Reports articles about GE's use of Arcam technology can be found here for reference - This Electron Gun Builds Jet Engines - Aug 18, 2014



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