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Can manufacturers bet on hybrid manufacturing processes?
As its name suggests, the purpose of “Hybrid Manufacturing” is relatively easy to understand: taking the advantages of both additive and subtractive technologies within the same machine. The concept is relatively new as first...
A custom-built 3D printer helps 3D print NASA’s 10-foot (3m) tall rocket nozzle liner demonstrator
Remember the Rapid Analysis and Manufacturing Propulsion Technology project aka RAMPT? NASA’s project that consists in advancing AM technologies for the production of rocket engine parts using metal powder and lasers.
In this vein, NASA is...
Optomec to extend metal AM repair applications for Flight Critical engine components following a $500K Order
The Air Force Sustainment Center at Tinker Air Force base has awarded Optomec a $500,000 process development contract for the Additive Repair of jet engine components used in the F-15 and F-16 fighters.
As a...
DOSSIER: What’s the role of atmospheric gases for additive manufacturing?
Additive manufacturing has been addressed through a wide range of topics but an area that is often left apart is the role of atmospheric gases for its various technologies.
In an industry that offers a...
Sciaky reaches new milestone as its EBAM technology deposited over 12,000 lbs. (5,443 kg) of titanium in 2020
Metal 3D printer manufacturer Sciaky Inc has announced that its Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing (EBAM) technology deposited over 12,000 lbs. (5,443 kg) of titanium in 2020. Despite the Covid-19, the subsidiary of Phillips Service Industries,...
NASA has completed 23 Hot-Fire Tests On Critical 3D Printed Engine Parts
Future lunar landers might come equipped with 3D printed rocket engine parts that help bring down overall manufacturing costs and reduce production time. NASA is investing in advanced manufacturing – one of five industries of...
Optomec adds two compact metal 3D printers to its portfolio
The CS250 machine and the HC-TBR machine aim to provide value in terms functionality, performance, flexibility, and pricing
Optomec completes its portfolio with two new 3D metal printers. Based on Directed Energy Deposition (DED), a...
NASA plans to use DED 3D printing for future Rocket Engines
As part of the Artemis program, NASA is returning astronauts to the Moon where human exploration of Mars is getting prepared. Additive manufacturing is at the heart of pioneering methods that would print the rocket parts...
Optomec to provide Air Force with Metal Additive Manufacturing Equipment for production repair of Titanium Turbine Blades
Optomec has signed a $1 million contract with The US Air Force to deliver a range of metal additive manufacturing equipment for refurbishing turbine engine components, including titanium parts.
These high-volume production machines include an...
Optomec reports that over 10 Million turbine blades have been refurbished using DED 3D Printing Technology
In a recent survey of Optomec’s 100+ customer installations using its 3D metal printers specifically for gas turbine component repair, Optomec has calculated that over 10 Million turbine blades have been refurbished.
Optomec has Metal...