Boom on how to de-risk AM and the technology’s opportunity in supersonic flight’s extreme conditions
Key facts regarding the most complicated 3D printed parts installed on XB-1
When Boom Supersonic announced in 2019 that it would 3D print hundreds of...
On-orbit deployment by NASA JPL and Proteus Space shows AM simplifies deployable structures
Aerospace company Proteus Space recently announced it completed a successful on-orbit payload deployment in collaboration with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Other collaborators on...
China successful completes a metal 3D printing experiment in space
Last Friday, the Institute of Mechanics from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) conducted an experiment with a recoverable scientific payload it developed.
The payload...
Airbus relies on w-DED to produce structural aircraft parts
Airbus is pionneering the concept called "designed for DED."
Airbus is relying on wire-Directed Energy Deposition (w-DED) to create structural aircraft parts with less resulting...
Momentus develops a 3D printed fuel tank for its upcoming Vigoride-7 Mission
Momentus, a U.S. commercial space company offering in-space transportation and infrastructure services, announced the manufacturing of a 3D printed fuel tank that will perform...
What do 3D Systems’ 2025 developments tell us about 2026?
Reviewing 2025 often comes down to taking a critical look at the companies that have consistently kept the industry on its toes. One such...
Saab develops an advanced fuselage design – in collaboration with Divergent
The fuselage, main body or "trunk" of an aircraft, is a streamlined tube that houses the crew, passengers, and cargo, and serves as the...
ONERA bets on 3DCeram’s MAT platform to advance AM of ultra-high-temperature ceramics
Launched in 2023, 3DCeram’s Multi Additive Technology (M.A.T) platform integrates multiple manufacturing processes (FFF, machining, extrusion/robocasting) within a single system. A recent collaboration with...
3DCeram on industrial 3D printing of nitrides for advanced semiconductor and aerospace applications
A recent dossier on how AM and the semiconductor industry can help each other, reveals that material selection and qualification are a major challenge for...
A 1.5-metre hypersonic precooler concept: A step forward towards enabling single-stage-to-orbit flight
Following the launch of its most ambitious rocket engine, LEAP 71 unveils a 1.5 m hypersonic precooler concept. Developed in collaboration with OEM Farsoon Technologies,...