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NASA’s Artemis II Rocket Rolls Out with 3D Printed Parts
NASA moved closer to the Moon with the rollout of the core stage for the Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. This rocket is designed to take astronauts around…
US Navy Awards Contract to Ursa Major for 3D Printed Solid Rocket Motors
The Naval Energetics Systems and Technologies (NEST) Program has awarded a contract to Ursa Major to develop and test a solid rocket motor (SRM) prototype for the US Navy’s Standard…
L3Harris to Acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne in $4.7B Deal
Florida-based security technology provider L3Harris (NYSE: LHX) has agreed to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne (NYSE: AJRD), a manufacturer of rocket engines and motors for the aerospace and defense industries. Expected to…
Boom Supersonic Unveils Symphony 3D Printed Engine for Overture Jet, Announces Partners
Boom Supersonic, a Denver-based aerospace startup, has announced that it is using additive manufacturing (AM) to develop its own engine for the company’s currently-in-progress Overture supersonic passenger airliner. Boom is…
NASA Awards TROPICS CubeSat Mission to Rocket Lab
Spacecraft manufacturer Rocket Lab (Nasdaq: RKLB) has more big plans for the company as it expands its US presence. Known for its almost entirely 3D printed engines, the rocket company…
GKN’s New Turbine Exhaust Module Made More Efficient with 3D Printing
Manufacturing firm GKN Aerospace has produced and delivered a turbine exhaust module to German engine company MTU as a part of the E.U.’s Clean Sky-2 EMVAL project. Designed as a…
Aerospace Giant Safran Opens Aerospace €80 Million 3D Printing Campus
French engines and engineering firm Safran (SAF.PA) has inaugurated an Additive Manufacturing Campus, a 3D printing center of excellence, in Le Haillan. In attendance at the grand opening ceremony were…
Korea Aerospace Research Institute: Trends in 3D Printed Rocket Launchers
Researchers from the Korea Aerospace Research Institute examine the fine details of 3D printing rocket parts, releasing the findings of their study in ‘Technology Trends in Additively Manufactured Small Rocket…
GE Aviation Plants in Italy and the US 3D Printing Parts for GE Catalyst Engine
In late 2018, Avio Aero, acquired by GE Aviation several years ago, inaugurated its second additive manufacturing plant in Brindisi, Italy, which, after a lot of structural work, was transformed…
History Made as 3D Printed Engine Launches Rocket Lab’s Electron Rocket into Space
All week, New Zealanders have been waiting to see if their country would become the 11th one to reach outer space with a cargo-carrying vehicle. Rocket Lab’s Electron Rocket, equipped with…
Rocket Lab Prepares to Launch First Electron Rocket with 3D Printed Rutherford Engines
Two years ago, New Zealand company Rocket Lab announced that they had developed the world’s first battery-powered rocket, and that the engine would be almost entirely 3D printed. This week or next, that…
Metal Additive Manufacturing Helps Renault Trucks Reduce Weight of 4-Cylinder Engine by 25% Using 3D Printed Components
In spring of 2015, 3D artist and designer Bernhard Bauer used Blender to 3D model, from scratch, and 3D print a 1:14 scale Renault delivery truck replica for one of…
Aston Martin to Use 3D Printing for Its Most Powerful Engine Yet
Grainger & Worrall (GW), an engineering company and automotive castings specialist, has secured a contract with luxury car manufacturer Aston Martin to manufacture engine blocks of Aston Martin’s DB11 using…
Dassault Systèmes Takes Major Step in Improving Upon the 3D Printing of Aerospace Parts
The 3D printing / additive manufacturing industry continues to grow at a rapid rate. As the technology behind 3D printers advance, so too does the the possibilities of what the…
3D Printing: The Stories We Didn’t Cover This Week — April 5
The stories we didn’t cover this week run the gamut, covering announcements of new 3D scanning techniques based on built-in smartphone sensors, Stratasys’ global expansion efforts, 3D printed concrete art…
India’s Hindustan Aeronautics, Ltd. is Now 3D Printing Aircraft Engine Components
“Given the high expectation built around the Company, my priorities would be to concentrate on operational excellence, and build the company as technology powerhouse,” said T. Suvarna Raju upon taking…
Thingiverse User Shares Files to 3D Print a Moving Toyota 4 Cylinder Engine 22RE
While 3D printing enthusiasts cover the gamut with a wide range of projects from gaming figurines to avante-garde dresses and shoes, most of the serious automotive 3D printed parts and…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Lands Defense Contract For Large Scale 3D Printers
In a sure sign that additive manufacturing is safer, produces strong, reliable parts, and saves on time and money, a couple companies have begun 3D printing extremely important components for…
