Aerospace 3D Printing
NECO Adopts 3D Printing to Modernize Drone Manufacturing
As demand grows for more agile and cost-effective production methods, additive manufacturing is increasingly seen as a viable solution for end-use parts — not just prototyping. NECO, a contract manufacturer…
Metalysis, Skyrora & Thermo-Calc to Develop Tanbium Alloy Powder for ESA-Funded Project
Metalysis is to develop Tanbium alloy powder for launch vehicle manufacturer Skyrora. Metalysis uses an FFC solid-state electrolysis process, originally developed at Cambridge University and known as the FFC Cambridge…
3D Printing News Briefs, November 1, 2025: Hydraulics, Radiation Resistance, Sweat Analysis, & More
We’re starting with European business news in this weekend’s News Briefs, as ASTM International and CECIMO are collaborating to drive additive manufacturing in Europe, and Farsoon Europe has opened a…
A Textbook AM Use-Case: Materialise & Vocus Partner to 3D Print a Glider Muffler
Quick wins are nice, but slow wins usually mean more. Patience doesn’t always pay off in the additive manufacturing (AM) industry, though when it does, the rewards equal the wait….
3D Printing News Briefs, October 30, 2025: EASA Certification, Ultrasonic Metal Atomization, Kickstarter, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, a Fortune 500 company has grown its deployment of 3DPrinterOS. The Aviation AM Centre achieved an important certification for metal additive manufacturing on EOS…
EOS Webinar Unlocks New Approaches to Thermal Management with 3D Printing
“A solution in search of a problem”: that’s how the inventor of the first working laser, Theodore Maiman, described his invention. I think this descriptor is also quite relevant to…
Markforged FX10 3D Prints Certified Aircraft Parts
Last October, I wrote about how the versatility of the Markforged FX10 helped explain what made the company an attractive asset to Nano Dimension. Recently, the business case for the…
A Circular Way to Print: Turning Tornado Fighter Jets Into 3D Printing Powder
In a lab in Lancashire, engineers are doing something that sounds almost poetic: turning pieces of retired fighter jets into raw material for the next generation of aircraft. British company…
3D Printing News Briefs, October 15, 2025: Thermal Simulation, Ceramic Fuel Cells, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, Dyndrite and Ansys are collaborating on reducing risk in metal AM, and researchers from the Technical University of Denmark are 3D printing ceramic, coral-inspired…
Belgium Deepens Ties to F-35 Program Through Engine Manufacturing and 3D Printing Deal
Belgium officially received its first F-35 Lightning II fighter jet during a ceremony at the Jean Offenberg Air Base in Florennes on October 13. The event not only celebrated the…
PADT Brings Rapid Fusion LFAM to the US
Arizona-based product development and 3D printing services firm PADT is bringing UK-based Rapid Fusion to the US. PADT is a reseller of Stratasys, EOS, ZEISS, and ANSYS, as well as a…
Safran Buys Three Lithoz 3D Printers for Casting Cores
Safran Aircraft Engines has bought three Lithoz CeraFab System S65 for its Gennevilliers site. Gennevilliers is a main site for Safran to make cast and forged parts for aero engines….
Conflux Partnering with Airbus for ZEROe Heat Exchangers
Conflux Technology has collaborated with Airbus on its ZEROe project, which is Airbus’ attempt to build a hydrogen-powered commercial aircraft. Apart from being the best thing ever to happen to…
3D Printing News Briefs, October 1, 2025: Bambu Lab Store, Shape-Morphing Materials, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, Bambu Lab has opened its first retail store, and Meltio is inaugurating its first international additive manufacturing reference site. A consortium has launched a…
3D Printing Waste Into Function: A Look Inside the Air Force’s Container Project with re:3D
A group of airmen at an Air Force Special Operations Command wing recently tested a new type of 3D printing setup, one that fits into a shipping container, operates off-grid,…
SwissTo12 Expands To Spain
I’m a huge SWISSto12 fan. The company is quickly expanding by using additive manufacturing to engineer better satellite Radio Frequency (RF) components. Satellite RF is one of the best applications…
3D Printing News Briefs, September 24, 2025: Survey, AM Curriculum, UHPC Rheology, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ll get things started with a comprehensive post-processing survey by PostProcess Technologies. Jacksonville State University is partnering with EOS Additive Minds to develop AM…
Beehive Industries Moves Ahead with Frenzy Engine
Beehive Industries was initially a more generalized service before focusing on manufacturing its own components. The path to get there was not an easy one; the company laid off around…
NAMI & Lockheed Martin Partner to Qualify Aluminum 3D Printed Aerospace Components in KSA
The National Additive Manufacturing and Innovation Company (NAMI) is a unique joint venture between DUSSUR, a Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) public investment fund that focuses on strategic industries, and…
3D Printed Heat Exchanger Specialist Conflux Joins Honeywell-Led Aircraft Consortium
The additive manufacturing (AM) industry has increased its technical maturity at an accelerated pace in recent years. One way that the industry can continue this positive momentum is by centering…
Ursa Major to Work With EOS On Hypersonics
Ursa Major plans to buy three AMCM M 450-4 FLX machines, in addition to the two M400 systems and an AMCM M 290-1 FLX that the company already owns. The…
Crawl/Walk. Then, Run: 3D Systems’ Aerospace & Defense VP Mike Shepard on How to Scale Military 3D Printing
Defense spending around the world has been skyrocketing in the last few years, with the 9.4 percent growth in 2024 constituting “the steepest year-on-year [YOY] rise since at least the…
From Energy to Defense: Strengthening Supply Chains Through Dual-Use Additive Manufacturing
Dual-use technologies serve more than one sector, often bridging the gap between commercial and defense applications. Additive manufacturing (AM), once seen primarily as a prototyping tool, is now maturing into…
3D Printing News Briefs, August 30, 2025: Hybrid Construction, FEA Simulation, & More
We’re covering a variety of applications in this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, starting with construction. Then it’s on to automotive 3D printing and 3D printed drones. We’ll end with…
