WATCH | AMUG 2026: A new city, the same community spirit, and the partnerships worth watching
After five consecutive years in Chicago, the Additive Manufacturing Users Group packed up and headed west. AMUG 2026 took place in Reno, Nevada, a...
JEC World 2026: Additive Manufacturing is in the details
It was mostly a cloudy, occasionally rainy week in Paris, with only brief glimpses of sunshine. Yet inside the halls of JEC World 2026,...
From damage to deployment in 24 Hours: How Cold Spray AM is leveraged for a critical defense infrastructure
On a Tennessee training range, a critical combat support vehicle sat “deadlined” and effectively out of the fight. A failed Battle Lock Handle had...
How cybersecurity is quietly deciding who gets to use AM in aerospace and defense
In 2024, I sat down with Mark Yampolskiy, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Software Engineering at Auburn University, and a recognized expert in...
Divergent and Mach turn concept into flight-ready prototype in 71 days
Divergent Technologies and Mach Industries joined forces to deliver Venom, a prototype flight demonstration aircraft showing hardware development at software speed.
"This partnership between Mach...
U.S. Marine Corps unveils its first NDAA-compliant 3D-printed drone
As part of the Department of War’s plan to field 300,000 one-way attack drones by 2028, 2nd Marine Logistics Group has unveiled the Marine...
AGF Defcom to produce 3D printed suppressors using upcycled metal powders
AGF Defcom, a company specializing in firearm manufacturing, including a turn-key barrel operation, acessories and everything in between, relies on metal 3D printing to produce...
Senvol helps U.S. Navy Program to implement a standardized procedure for assessing AM parts for quality acceptance and installation
Machine learning software, Senvol ML™, to be used to predict material performance based on in-situ monitoring data
Senvol has received funding from the U.S. Navy...
U.S. DoD reinforces security and country-specific sourcing requirements for additive manufacturing
Recently signed into law, the U.S. National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) changes the rules governing additive manufacturing in defense.
The technology is now considered critical...
Enhancing aircrew safety: the Navy’s shift to 3D printed visors
By joining forces, the Naval Aviation Training Systems and Ranges Program Office (PMA-205), Naval Education and Training Command (NETC), Center for Naval Aviation Technical...