Australia returns to space through the successful launch of SpIRIT nanosatellite – which features 3D printed radiator
A lot is happening in the space industry right now – and this is in major countries adopting AM technologies. Australia, a country that is acknowledged for providing AM solutions to the defense industry,...
The Common Additive Manufacturing Qualification Template
The Applied Science & Technology Research Organization of America (ASTRO America), a not-for-profit that is working hard to advance the public interest through manufacturing technology and policy, is working on a project that will...
ESA makes 3D printed electromagnetic coils using laser powder bed fusion technology
Space missions are becoming more high-production affair as organizations like NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) incorporated 3D printed parts such as rover wheels in their spaceflights. The latest innovation in this regard...
AeroEdge and 3DOS to develop an AM platform for Japanese AM industry
Industrial Japanese companies are often portrayed as investors in AM companies. We often forget that they also collaborate with AM companies in Europe and the USA to advance AM applications across vertical industries. The...
Airbus Helicopters goes one step further in its AM journey with the opening of a 3D printing centre
With over 9,400 locking shafts produced today via Additive Manufacturing, Airbus Helicopters is taking the next phase on its journey with the opening of its 3D printing centre, at its Donauwörth site.
Airbus strives to...
Airbus Helicopters saves on raw material and fuel costs with metal 3D printed parts
In a major development, aerospace giant Airbus Helicopters has used 3D printed parts created by high-tech manufacturing solutions provider TRUMPF to improve its fuel consumption.
Now, Airbus Helicopters has used some TRUMPF metal 3D printers...
NASA builds 3D printed rover wheel prototype for future space exploration
The Oak Ridge National Laboratory which comes under the US Department of Energy took Additive Manufacturing to the next level by 3D printing the same kind of wheel as used by NASA for its...
BLT produces metal 3D printing piping and turbopump components for a 100-ton liquid oxygen methane engine
Metal 3D printer manufacturer Bright Laser Technologies (BLT) relied on its metal AM technology to support Beijing Star Glory Space Science & Technology Company (i-Space) in crafting piping and turbopump components for their 100-ton...
Agile Space Industries qualifies 6K Additive’s Nickel 625 powder for critical rocket parts
6K Additive, a division of AM material producer 6K Inc. and Agile Space Industries are working on the certification of Ni625 powder for space applications including critical rocket parts.
6K Additive’s Ni625 powder could help produce parts...
NASA’s printed circuits may lead to more 3D printing applications
Engineers successfully tested hybrid printed circuits at the edge of space in an April 25 sounding rocket flight from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility near Chincoteague, Virginia. Electronic temperature and humidity sensors printed onto the...