Aerospace 3D Printing
Lockheed Orders Titanium Plate from 3D Printing Materials Company IperionX
IperionX, a Charlotte, NC-based metals supplier specializing in titanium powders for additive manufacturing (AM), announced that the company has received an order for titanium plate components from defense giant Lockheed…
New CNC Machining Technique from Thermwood Mirrors Layered 3D Printing Processes
Machine manufacturer Thermwood has announced its latest fabrication innovation, a technique it refers to as Cut Layer Additive (CLA). The process is actually a form of CNC machining, Thermwood’s bread…
3D Printing News Briefs, August 10, 2023: Flame Retardant Material, Military Training, & More
We’re starting off with materials news in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as 3D Systems introduced new materials to expand the capabilities of its SLA and Figure 4 platforms. Moving…
Rolls-Royce, Baker Hughes, and More Team up for £1.1M Large-scale 3D Printing Project
The UK government, through its public-private innovation fund Innovate UK, has awarded £1.1 million (about $1.4 million) to a venture called the ‘Evo One large format additive manufacturing (LFAM)’ project….
China’s Latest Ban on Drone Equipment Exports Highlights Murkiness of Trade War with US
On July 31, 2023, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced that it plans to expand its export controls policy on certain equipment critical to global unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) supply…
Collins Aerospace Enhances 3D Printing Capabilities with $14 Million Expansion in Iowa
Collins Aerospace, a subsidiary of RTX (NYSE: RTX), formerly Raytheon, has invested $14 million into expanding its additive manufacturing (AM) center in West Des Moines, Iowa. With construction beginning a…
The Race to Automate Aerospace: A Talk with JPB Système CEO Damien Marc
I hadn’t heard of aerospace/defense manufacturer JPB Système, based in France with additional offices in the US and Poland, until about a month ago. This isn’t a reflection on JPB…
UK’s Royal Air Force Assesses Potential of 3D Printed Metal Parts for Aerospace
The UK’s Royal Air Force (RAF) is currently in the process of assessing the quality of metal aerospace components produced with additive manufacturing (AM), as part of a UK Ministry…
Conflux Looks to Automation to Scale Heat Exchanger 3D Printing
As additive manufacturing (AM) becomes sufficiently industrialized for end part production at scale, the industry has entered a phase in which the technology is being applied to very specific applications…
3D Printing News Briefs, July 8, 2023: 3D Printed eVTOL Parts, Prosthetics Access, & More
We’re starting with maritime 3D printing news in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and then moving on to construction. There are several collaborations and partnerships to report on in regards…
Airbus Exploring All Possible Manufacturing Technologies in Lightweighting Race Against Boeing
On July 4, aerospace giant Airbus opened a new R&D facility in Filton, England: the Wing Technology Development Centre. In the latest sign that the UK government is serious about…
China and the US: The Second Cold War
As we’ve discussed in a previous article in this series, there has been increased confrontation between the U.S. and China. Mistrust and China’s technological and economic rise have resulted in…
Lockheed Martin Invests in Advanced 3D Printing Bureau Sintavia
Advanced 3D printing service Sintavia has announced a direct equity investment from Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT). Though the exact sum has not been disclosed, the investment represents the aerospace…
3D Printing Highlights of the Paris Air Show 2023
The 54th edition of the Paris Air Show brought together innovative companies worldwide to display the latest aerospace technology. Against the backdrop of a wide array of technological marvels, additive…
GKN Soars into 3D Printing with New DED Metal 3D Printer and Materialise Partnership
The 2023 Paris Air Show saw GKN take yet another major step forward, with the third iteration of its directed energy deposition (DED) 3D printer. At the event, the British…
JPB Système Invests in Addimetal to Combine Forces for French Metal Binder Jetting Market
JPB Système, a French aerospace supplier specializing in the use of fully automated production lines for advanced small parts, has acquired a stake in Addimetal, an original equipment manufacturer (OEM)…
Airbus and Oerlikon Seal €3.8M Deal for Serial 3D Printing Satellite Parts
Swiss technology group Oerlikon and aerospace giant Airbus have inked a €3.8 million contract to produce satellite components via industrial additive manufacturing (AM), marking a significant step forward in the…
AddUp Joins $1.5M USAF Contract to Boost Aerospace 3D Printing
AddUp, an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) in metal 3D printing, announced its participation in a $1.5 million United States Air Force (USAF) research contract. The aim is to harness the…
Lockheed & Raytheon’s First Joint Investment: $12.5M for Composite 3D Printing Startup Fortify
Fortify, a Boston-based additive manufacturing (AM) company, announced that it has received $12.5 million in the latest round of funding for its Digital Composite Manufacturing (DCM) platform. Significantly, two of…
Relativity Space Co-founder Jordan Noone on What it Takes to Run a VC Firm
What does it take to build a space company from the ground up? Jordan Noone, co-founder and former chief technology officer (CTO) of Relativity Space, has some idea. At 22,…
Vectoflow Probes Prove a Perfect Case for Metal 3D Printing – AMS Focus
In the current phase of additive manufacturing (AM) industrialization, the sector is finding killer apps to see more widespread commercialization of the technology. The use cases being discovered are sometimes…
BEAMIT and MTU to 3D Print Aerospace Engines
BEAMIT and MTU Aero Engines have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to jointly develop metal 3D printed jet engines. Italian service bureau BEAMIT has deep experience with aviation, defense…
Illinois’ Congressman Sean Casten Tours Sciaky’s EBeam 3D Printing Facility
Sean Casten (D-IL 6th District), the US representative for a broad swathe of Chicago’s western suburbs, was recently named Vice Ranking Member of the House of Representatives’ Minority Committee on…
Be Part of the Windform Industrial Revolution. Experience Digital Production Efficiency
When it comes to industrial 3D printing, the choice of material is crucial for achieving high-quality results. For 3 decades the range of Windform composites has been leading the way…
