Aerojet Rocketdyne reports on a successful 3D Printed RL10C-X altitude hot fire test series
Aerojet Rocketdyne, an aerospace and defense company, recently completed a successful RL10C-X altitude hot fire test series that put the next generation engine through the...
GKN Aerospace leverages 3D Printing to deliver key component of Rolls-Royce Ultrafan for testing
GKN Aerospace has announced the successful delivery of the first Intermediate Compressor Case (ICC) to the Rolls-Royce UltraFan™ engine demonstrator programme.
As a Core Partner...
A Brief History of 3D Printing for Rockets
Commercialized space travel is becoming a reality thanks to more affordable 3D-printed rocket components.
Commercialized space travel is no longer the preserve of science fiction...
GE Aviation & GE Additive cut costs by 35% by switching four existing parts from castings to metal 3D printing
It is the first time GE Aviation had shifted production from investment casting to AM based strictly on cost and today, both companies see...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...