Rocket Lab’s 1,000th Rutherford Engine: When additive manufacturing becomes a competitive moat
Space company Rocket Lab has just announced a milestone: the 1,000th Rutherford engine has rolled off its production line. In the world of space...
Recording | Additive Talks, season 6, episode 1
What happens when two of the most demanding users of additive manufacturing in aerospace, one building commercial aircraft, the other unmanned defense systems, compare...
Vibrational characterization of void defects in metal additive manufacturing.
In the aerospace industry a single failure could result in a great number of fatalities, and it is therefore paramount to ensure the integrity...
DMG Mori raises the bar for hybrid metal AM with the LASERTEC 65 DED hybrid 2
DMG Mori has introduced the second generation of its LASERTEC 65 DED hybrid, a production center that combines directed energy deposition (DED) with full...
6K Additive CEO and the hard question around circularity in metal AM
There's a version of circularity that looks good on paper and a version that actually works at industrial scale.
6K Additive’s recently announced long-term supply...
VBN Components opens a new route for wear-resistant AM in large industrial castings
Swedish materials specialist VBN Components has announced a significant process advancement: a method for integrating additively manufactured cemented carbide directly into large-scale cast components,...
LightForce Orthodontics brings 3D-printed metal brackets to market
When we last covered LightForce Orthodontics in August 2023, the Boston-based company had just closed an $80 million Series D round to scale production...
Eplus3D, Rosswag Engineering and qualloy team up to industrialize next-generation metal 3D printing
A new tripartite MOU pairs large-format LPBF systems, qualified powders and industrial process expertise with a clear bet on serial production.
Eplus3D, Rosswag Engineering and...
EOS acquires Metalpine: A strategic move to control the titanium supply chain
EOS has announced the full acquisition of Metalpine GmbH, an Austrian specialist in high-quality metal powders for additive manufacturing. Having already held a shareholding...
INNOSPACE commercializes support-free titanium AM and it raises a familiar question
We'll be honest: when a company claims it has cracked support-free metal additive manufacturing for complex titanium aerospace components, within a standard LPBF environment,...