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.

The Exploration Company explores TRUMPF’s metal 3D printing capabilities for the production of spacecraft components

The aim is to make the Huracán engine reusable and refuelable in orbit with bio-methane and oxygen. The Exploration Company, a European spacecraft manufacturer, develops,...

Gravity-1 Y-1 carrier rocket successfully launches with critical metal 3D-printed parts

Orienspace, an aerospace company known for the design and manufacture of Gravity Series launch vehicles and Force Series rocket engines, has recently launched the...

Have you heard about the 3D-printed rotating detonation rocket engine NASA recently tested?

With bold objectives that consist in returning to returning to the moon, creating the infrastructure that will let us stay there, or even sending...

Alternative processes including Additive Manufacturing help Northrop Grumman reduce lead times by 75% for its solid rocket motor

Global aerospace and defense technology company Northrop Grumman recently achieved the successful test of its new solid rocket motor. One of the goal of...

Materialise, Proponent, and Stirling Dynamics ambition to provide certified 3D printed cabin solutions

3D printing company Materialise NV, independent aerospace distributor Proponent, and Stirling Dynamics, an EASA 21.J-certified Aerospace Design Organization, signed a letter of intent (LOI)...

Thermwood continues to demonstrate the viability of its Cut Layer Additive solution – this time with a large aluminum mold

Machine manufacturer Thermwood continues to give users the ability to produce parts with the benefits of the additive process using materials one cannot print...

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...

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...

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...

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...
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