3D-printed helicopter bracket in recycled titanium cleared for flight
QinetiQ, an integrated global defence and security company, worked with Additive Manufacturing Solutions Limited (AMS Ltd.), an expert in metal AM, to develop a...
Boom on how to de-risk AM and the technology’s opportunity in supersonic flight’s extreme conditions
Key facts regarding the most complicated 3D printed parts installed on XB-1
When Boom Supersonic announced in 2019 that it would 3D print hundreds of...
On-orbit deployment by NASA JPL and Proteus Space shows AM simplifies deployable structures
Aerospace company Proteus Space recently announced it completed a successful on-orbit payload deployment in collaboration with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Other collaborators on...
China successful completes a metal 3D printing experiment in space
Last Friday, the Institute of Mechanics from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) conducted an experiment with a recoverable scientific payload it developed.
The payload...
Airbus relies on w-DED to produce structural aircraft parts
Airbus is pionneering the concept called "designed for DED."
Airbus is relying on wire-Directed Energy Deposition (w-DED) to create structural aircraft parts with less resulting...
Momentus develops a 3D printed fuel tank for its upcoming Vigoride-7 Mission
Momentus, a U.S. commercial space company offering in-space transportation and infrastructure services, announced the manufacturing of a 3D printed fuel tank that will perform...
What do 3D Systems’ 2025 developments tell us about 2026?
Reviewing 2025 often comes down to taking a critical look at the companies that have consistently kept the industry on its toes. One such...
Saab develops an advanced fuselage design – in collaboration with Divergent
The fuselage, main body or "trunk" of an aircraft, is a streamlined tube that houses the crew, passengers, and cargo, and serves as the...
ONERA bets on 3DCeram’s MAT platform to advance AM of ultra-high-temperature ceramics
Launched in 2023, 3DCeram’s Multi Additive Technology (M.A.T) platform integrates multiple manufacturing processes (FFF, machining, extrusion/robocasting) within a single system. A recent collaboration with...
3DCeram on industrial 3D printing of nitrides for advanced semiconductor and aerospace applications
A recent dossier on how AM and the semiconductor industry can help each other, reveals that material selection and qualification are a major challenge for...