Additive Manufacturing for Aerospace & Space

Additive manufacturing is a key issue for aerospace manufacturers. They see the technology as a way to meet key challenges of the sector including lightweighting of aircraft’s parts and the scarcity of certain materials.

How Lockheed Martin Taps MakerBot 3D Printing for the Lunar Rover Project

The Lunar Rover Project has been launched based on one observation: significant resources, including water ice, have been discovered in Permanently Shadowed Regions (PSRs) at the Moon’s South and North Poles by remote sensing...

Secured cross-continent distributed Additive Manufacturing is feasible: Assembrix, Boeing and other partners just demonstrate it

While it is still at its early stages, distributed additive manufacturing is set to be a pivotal part of the manufacturing landscape. Organizations that have explored this route so far have kept highlighting the...

AON3D raises $11.5M & reaches historical milestone in its journey by 3D printing Parts for the Moon

Canada-based additive manufacturing company AON3D has secured a $11.5M USD Series A funding and a partnership with Astrobotic for their historic Peregrine Moon Lander (PM1) mission. Being able to secure money to accelerate the growth of...

A custom-built 3D printer helps 3D print NASA’s 10-foot (3m) tall rocket nozzle liner demonstrator

Remember the Rapid Analysis and Manufacturing Propulsion Technology project aka RAMPT? NASA’s project that consists in advancing AM technologies for the production of rocket engine parts using metal powder and lasers. In this vein, NASA is...

Cabin Management Solutions 3D prints end-use parts for luxury aircraft

Cabin Management Solutions (CMS), a privately held in-flight cabin management and entertainment systems company, is using additive manufacturing for luxury aircraft’s end use parts. Since 2019 that the company has been founded, it has been working...

New R&D project to establish a comprehensive test and manufacturing data set for aircraft 3D printed interior parts

Etihad Engineering, EOS and Baltic3D.eu are joining forces in a new R&D project entitled “FDM and SLS industrial 3D printing technology applicability in serial manufacturing of aircraft interior parts”. Each company will leverage its expertise...

In a program issued to Boeing, Thermwood’s LSAM plays a key role in the development of a cure tool

As far as applications are concerned, we have seen the capabilities of Thermwood’s Large Scale Additive Manufacturing (LSAM) in yachts, in autoclave tooling including a Boeing tooling component.  Today, the manufacturer reveals another application...

100,000th additively manufactured fuel nozzle tip produced and shipped by GE Aviation

Two GE Aviation facilities reached a new milestone in July with one shipping the 100,000th Ceramic Matrix Composite (CMC) turbine shroud and the other the 100,000th additively manufactured fuel nozzle tip. Those facilities are respectively...

Sintavia unveils Proprietary Copper Printing Technology

There is nothing more exciting than a contract manufacturer that develops a proprietary solution for AM. AM company Sintavia provides today a solution dedicated to one of the most coveted materials for aerospace companies. The...

SPEE3D has developed a new way to 3D print rocket engines

Manufacturing space components is a billion-dollar industry set to experience strong growth in demand over the next five years. However, organisations across the world currently face one common challenge: long lead times for production-ready...

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MeaTech chooses Belgium to Open Pilot Plant for 3D Printing Cultured Chicken Fat

Alternative meat is currently trendy in the 3D printing industry as people are increasingly aware of the ethical and environmental issues surrounding conventional animal...

Yoav Zeif is Stratasys new CEO

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Australian Army 3D Prints and Certifies armored vehicle parts in the field

Remember when we explained that AM can be a good production candidate for expeditionary manufacturing? Well, here is a great example of how expeditionary...

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