Turning a ~40 Part Assembly Into One Single Component: The power of “Design for AM” for Heat Exchangers
For those who are not familiar with industrial components, note that a heat exchanger, as the name implies, is a system used to transfer heat between two or more fluids of different temperatures. This...
Behind the Scenes of « the Space Race » with Virgin Orbit
With private companies at the forefront of recent space innovations, the space industry is undergoing a paradigm shift driven by disruptive market solutions’ offering and industrial approaches that were not often considered by governments....
Materialise and Proponent partner to accelerate the use of 3D printing in aerospace aftermarket supply chains
3D printing solutions provider Materialise and Proponent, independent distributor of aircraft parts, partner to drive the use of 3D printing in aerospace aftermarket supply chains.
Together, they will work with Aerospace OEMs and Suppliers to...
Desktop Metal Qualifies Nickel Alloy IN625 for Binder Jetting Technology
Additive Manufacturing Company Desktop Metal has announced that nickel alloy IN625 (IN625) can now be effectively used on its Production SystemTM platform – an AM system that leverages the manufacturer’s patent pending Single Pass JettingTM (SPJ)...
Is Incus 3D printing technology ready for spare parts in space?
A joint-project carried out by European Space Agency (ESA), OHB System AG as well as Austrian manufacturers Incus and Lithoz GmbH will develop and test 3D printing in a micro-gravity environment.
As a reminder, Lithoz is...
Anisoprint 3D prints lightweight parts for a lunar rover vehicle
As part of an international space application hackathon - ActInSpace-Luxembourg hackathon 2020 edition - , student team Kepler decided to explore to build the lunar rover on the basis of a prototyped rover configurator.
They...
Starburst joins Morf3D’s Applied Digital Manufacturing Center to Bring Innovative Approach to Aerospace Additive Manufacturing
Metal AM services provider Morf3D, Inc. has entered a technology development partnership with Starburst Aerospace to bring innovative approach to Aerospace Additive Manufacturing.
Startburst is an organization that helps startups with fundraising, networking, customer matching and...
GE Catalyst™ engine, made with 3D printed components, completes first flight in 1h40mn from the Berlin Airport
This week’s additive milestone at GE Aviation is the successful completion of its Catalyst™ engine’s first flight from the Berlin airport.
The milestone is historic for both the aviation & AM industries, as it would...
HERON Project explores the use of Additive Manufatcuring for enhancing Energy Efficiency in Aerospace
As you may know, each industrial sector can help address climate issues at various levels. The challenge for aerospace companies is even bigger as aviation is responsible for 12% of CO2 emissions from all...
“Win-win deal” between Avio Aero, GE Additive & BEAMIT Group to lead to post-processing tech for 3D printed aerospace parts and more
New “Letter of Intent” might enable BEAMIT to achieve its ‘One Stop Shop’ approach, driven by market demand, technological evolution and inclusion of new processes and new accreditations.
Ever since it became a partially-owned company...