Aren't China 3D printers for American F35 fighters afraid of China sanctions?

According to the news website of the U.S. Department of Defense, on April 7th, the ground crew of the U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II, which was cruising in the Asia-Pacific region with the amphibious assault ship Bumblebee, proudly displayed the latest 3D printed airplane parts, but I didn't know that it was the result of a 3D printer made in China.

Amphibious assault ship, the USS Hornet, is cruising in the Asia-Pacific region with more than ten F-35B lightning fighters of the Marine Corps VFMA- 12 1 squadron. This is the first five-generation stealth fighter actually deployed in the world, and it also has short-range/vertical take-off and landing functions, and the first overseas deployment was selected in the jurisdiction of the Seventh Fleet. The intention to show off is very obvious.

However, on April 7th, a hatch of the F-35B was broken. As a brand-new fighter, spare parts are pitiful. Traditionally, it is necessary to contact the United States to build a brand-new hatch by air, which takes a week at the latest and is very expensive.

The ground crew on the ship had a brainwave, took out a newly configured 3D printer, downloaded a drawing of the plastic buckle from the Internet, and then printed one directly, which actually worked. Not only is it fast, but it also saves costs. Don't worry about the shortage of spare parts anymore! This is the first time to solve the part problem through 3D printing in actual deployment. To this end, the US military news website specially wrote an article to show off this matter, and the ground crew photographed this part and posed in front of the F-35B, triumphant!

Wait! The sharp-eyed netizens in China suddenly found that this tall 3D printer shown in the photo is a bit familiar! Although American photographers with high self-esteem have been blurred, a careful comparison shows that this is a Dreamer-type high-precision dual-nozzle 3D printer produced by a company named Flash Casting Technology in Zhejiang, China! Online shopping is only 6,000 RMB! Support 16 language operation, fool operation has no learning threshold!

It is particularly meaningful to combine the current trade war with the technology embargo.

However, the US military's use of mechanical and electrical products made in China is not isolated. In the past, the US Marine Corps also flew a famous quadrotor UAV in China, and many dressings and bandages in the American first aid kit were also made in China.

Aren't American troops afraid of the embargo?

In fact, the US military bought these mechanical and electrical products and technological products from China, not because they could not get them out.

For example, 3D printers are the top three in the world.

First place, American 3D systems, with an operating income of US$ 5,654,380,300 in 2065,438+03, is the leader of SLA photocuring technology and SLS selective laser sintering technology, and its business scope ranges from aerospace, medical care, automobile to construction and consumer goods.

The second place, Stratasys of the United States, is a competitor of the former, with a turnover of 484 million US dollars in 20 13, focusing on FDM fused deposition technology and Polyjet photosensitive resin injection technology.

Third place, American Exone, 20 13, with an operating income of 40 million US dollars, mainly engaged in metal additive manufacturing. All are industrial-grade products, which are used in automobile, medical care, aerospace and other fields.

After the fourth place, Germany Voxeljet, Germany EOS, Germany Comcept Laser, Switzerland ARcamAB, etc.

There is only one reason for the US military to purchase China products-cheap! Once there is a problem with the supply, you can choose a large number of suppliers from the US military, Europe, America, Japan and South Korea, which is nothing more than expensive.

Therefore, China manufacturing has a long way to go! It's really amazing when people all over the world can't live without it!