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 does Machine Learning enable path to rapid development of material property allowables for additive manufacturing ?

Qualification of new 3D printing materials is often mentioned as one of the tedious challenges that hinder the adoption of AM technologies.  Depending on...

Alba Orbital Ltd & CRP Technology successfully complete the launch of 3D printed PocketQube deployers from SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket

Two years ago, 3D printing materials and services provider CRP Technology explained the role of 3D printing in what was described as “the largest PocketQube launch...

Swiss Rocket is ready to fly higher than ever with 3D printed parts

Every year, ARIS (abbreviation of “Akademische Raumfahrt Initiative Schweiz”) launches innovative aerospace projects for students of Swiss universities. In November 2020, the organization completed the...

12 space companies, boosted by 3D printing to Provide Venture Class Launch Services for NASA

NASA has selected 12 companies to provide launch services for the agency’s Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) missions. This opportunity will open...

Fleet SPACE to expand the production of 3D printed satellites in the USA

Private space company Fleet Space has established its first international HQ in Houston, Texas, USA – a milestone that follows the recent $26.4m (USD)...

MIMO Technik Qualifies new aluminum powder that will enable Boeing to 3D Print more aerospace parts

Any aerospace enthusiast in this industry is well aware that Boeing, through its various subsidiaries worldwide meticulously invests in Additive Manufacturing. One of the...

Fleet Space to develop new generation of 3D printed small satellites to reinforce IoT connectivity

Australian satellite developer Fleet Space will be pretty much busy during the next 12 months as it plans to launch the next generation of 3D printed...

Zephyr is the First Rocket with a 3D Printed Engine to Be Produced Entirely in France in 50 Years

« Made in France »: VOS inaugurates first production site for Micro Space Launchers “Made in…”, what a pride for a country to have an organization that...

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...

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...