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.

First Light Fusion enhances Pressure Amplifier production with 3D printed tantalum capability

Croom Medical – one of the rare companies that specialize in 3D printing tantalum, recently improved the production of  First Light Fusion’s flagship product...

The May/June 2025 edition of 3D ADEPT Mag is now available to download.

Win or lose I haven’t always been a fan of hard conversations. They make you feel uncomfortable, sweaty, and sometimes anxious. But in recent...

NASA and L3Harris tested a new Space Launch System booster

NASA and L3Harris Technologies have successfully test-fired the first RS-25 rocket engine slated to help power the fifth launch of the Space Launch System or...

US Navy will rely on AM to produce an O-ring installation tool for all three variants of the fifth-generation fighter jet

For a specific tooling of the F-35 Lightning II combat aircraft, the team at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) produced 2,000 tools in aircraft...

The serial production of the 3D printed Fan Case Mount Ring will be completed by the end of this year

The Fan Case Mount Ring (FCMR)  will join the growing list of applications that can be serially produced through additive manufacturing. The transition from...

Cutting heat pipe weight by 50% with 3D Systems’ AM and new materials for space applications

Two projects funded by NASA shed light on the use of a material that is not always used in metal AM: nitinol. This metal alloy...

ASTM International partners joins forces with OEMs to launch an Additive Manufacturing Certification Program

ASTM International’s Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (AM CoE) has launched a new manufacturer certification program designed to enhance quality assurance, regulatory compliance, and...

Frank Rethmann on the AM journey of Airbus Helicopters: “Since 2017, we have produced more than 13500 shafts [using titanium 3D printing].”

I may have been blinded by the number of war films and thrillers that I have already watched, but I consider helicopters as one...

TEMISTh additively manufactures heat exchangers for aerospace, defense, and energy industries

While Conflux Technology has brought significant attention to the use of metal 3D printing for thermal applications, a closer look at the industry's history...

LFAM: LEAP 71 to develop meganewton-class propulsion systems

As part of its rocket engine program and on the heels of the validation of smaller-scale engines, global software developer LEAP 71 plans to...