New 3D Printed Nuclear Component is in Operation. Installed by Framatome at Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant
Designer and supplier of nuclear equipment Framatome first appeared on our radar two years ago. It had just 3D printed uranium-molybdenum and uranium-silicon objects. Fast forward to today: the company announces the successful installation...
The Royal Netherlands Navy assesses Zetamix technology for the production of metal and ceramic 3D printed parts on site
The Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN), the naval force of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, is currently looking to produce 3D printed parts directly on site. To do so, they are currently working with Nanoe,...
A look at the additive manufacturing journey of a United States Air Force base
It started with a piece here, a small part there.
Arnold Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Coffee and Franklin counties. Ever since their engineering team has embedded AM...
Westinghouse achieves another premiere in nuclear AM: the fabrication and installation of a 3D Printed Fuel Debris Filter
The first application of additive manufacturing in the nuclear industry was a 3D printed thimble plugging device fabricated by Westinghouse and installed at Exelon’s Byron Unit 1 nuclear plant. that was two years ago.
In...
3D Systems & Airbus Defence and Space leverage 3D printing to create RF Components for Fully Reconfigurable Satellite
With the goal of producing critical components for its industry-first satellite innovation – OneSat -, Airbus Defence and Space called on 3D Systems’ Application Innovation Group (AIG). Those application engineers have already demonstrated their expertise...
Dive Technologies, an AUVs developer that brings 3D printing to subsea robotics, is now an Anduril Industries company
Defense technology company Anduril Industries has acquired Boston-based start-up Dive Technologies, a developer of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs).
Dive Technologies enables safe and successful access to the greatest depths of the oceans with AUVs. Their...
AM is not going to be the answer to everything…but the first step in making the DoD’s AM agenda a reality is “exposure”
Whether it is leveraged for emergency replacement of critical parts, manufacturing of unmanned platforms, or innovation in time of need, Additive Manufacturing has proven to be a good candidate for expeditionary manufacturing. While the...
Ultra Safe Nuclear licenses ORNL method to 3D print Nuclear Reactor Components
The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has developed a new method to 3D print components for nuclear reactors.
Licensed by Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation aka USNC, this method uses a sophisticated additive manufacturing...
Australian Army 3D Prints and Certifies armored vehicle parts in the field
Remember when we explained that AM can be a good production candidate for expeditionary manufacturing? Well, here is a great example of how expeditionary Metal 3D Printing can improve Defence readiness.
The Australian Army have...
How can 3D printing improve energy absorption of combat helmets? General Lattice is working on it.
General Lattice, Inc., a provider of end-to-end computational design and digital manufacturing solutions on a service and software basis, has just secured a contract with the U.S. Army to improve energy absorption of next...
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