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Tucked away inside . Building 3001 at

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Tinker is the process repair operations

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and critical tooling lab often referred

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to as proact for sure . The main things

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we do here is design repairs for engine

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parts . We create new repairs for the

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air force to use and new ways to keep

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planes flying . Beyond that , we have

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to start to come up with new tool and

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new fixtures for these new processes .

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This level of innovation wouldn't be

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possible without the latest and

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greatest technology is an additive

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manufacturing . There is rarely a

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project . This group says no to . We

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have full control over our process here .

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We don't have to wait for a contractor

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or there's no , there's no minimum in

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our process here . They come to us , we

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fix the problem , we solve it and we

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get that solution implemented as fast

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as we can . Proact relies heavily on

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the use of 3D scanners and printers .

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This is the scan that just came up from

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that scan we just saw run there . This

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lab has the ability to create and print

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a new tool in just hours . With our 3D

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printers , we can make tools from

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scratch real quick , we can see my

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designs come to life and then being

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used in processes all across space here .

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I think that's the beauty of the job .

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The additive manufacturing career field

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is exploding right now . A promising

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future where the sky is the limit . You

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see a plane take off and you

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immediately know what engine it's on it .

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And you know , oh I made this tool for

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this process , this tool for this

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process . It's just a great feeling to

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know that the people that we're

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supporting and , and the things that

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we're doing here at Tinker Air Force

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Base at Tinker Air Force Base . I'm

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Clayton Cummins .