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.

CAES To deliver 3D Printed RF Solutions thanks to strategic alliance with SWISSto12

Known for delivering RF technologies and related mission critical electronic solutions, CAES is about to upgrade its offering thanks to a strategic alliance it just signed with SWISSto12. The Swiss company develops patented 3D printing technologies...

New 3D Printed Low Cost Attritable Aircraft wing achieves 160% design limit load

 As part of a two-year Wing Structure Design for Manufacturing (WiSDM) contract for Air Force Research Laboratory, Continuous Composites has manufactured a Low Cost Attritable Aircraft (LCAA) wing. Achieved through Lockheed Martin, the project...

Safran and SLM Solutions manufacture a metal 3D printed component of a nose landing gear

As part of a joint project, Safran Landing Systems and developer of Selective Laser Melting SLM Solutions have demonstrated SLM’s candidacy in the production of a component of a nose landing gear for a...

Aerospace Company SAAB explores 3D Printing To Repair Battle-Damaged Gripen Fighter Aircraft

The next step for Håkan Stake and his team is to look at alternative materials to PA2200, ones that are also flexible and can withstand the cold at high altitudes. Saab has used 3D printing...

A 3D Printed Monolithic RF Communications Circuit has been sent to ISS

As part of a project, Nano Dimension and L3Harris have developed a RF circuit that has been sent to the International Space Station (ISS). If you are a regular reader of 3D ADEPT Media, then...

Large Format Additive Manufacturing Is A Good Production Candidate For Autoclave Tooling

Autoclave tooling has become pivotal for processing high quality polymer composite aerospace structural components. For an industry like the aerospace, an investment in such equipment needs to be done very strategically because its manufacturing...

AMCM GmbH to build Europe’s largest industrial 3D printer for a spaceflight company

Following a series of successful trials printing various large-scale rocket components over a number of months, Orbex, a UK-based company has signed a multi-million pound deal with AMCM GmbH. The announcement follows a funding...

Depowdering of Aerospace 3D Printed Parts: Solukon integrates new features to its automated powder removal systems

Machine manufacturer Solukon has just announced new upgrades for its automated powder removal systems. The upgrades concern the SFM-AT1000-S and the SFM-AT800-S units. As a reminder, the Germany-based company has been developing automated depowdering systems...

SPACE: Airbus achieves first Large-Scale Deployment of Radio Frequency Products using Additive Manufacturing

It’s been a few years that Airbus has demonstrated that additive manufacturing could be used to produce radio frequency components. For those who are not space experts, radio frequency (RF) components are crucial in...

The Economic Implications of Additive Manufacturing

As the world reels from the industrial challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic, more and more industries are turning to additive manufacturing processes. These systems can cut costs, reduce waste, and improve the quality...

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