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3D Printing News Briefs, April 16, 2025: AM Award Winners, Cold Spray, Drones, & More
We’ve got some more news from last week’s RAPID+TCT to kick off today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and then moving on to some interesting pieces of military AM news. Read…
X-Bow Now Totals $97M in U.S. Funding for 3D-Printed Propellant and Solid Rocket Tech
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded additional funding to X-Bow Launch Systems to support research and development of solid rocket motors. These motors represent a rapidly advancing area…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: February 23, 2025
This week’s roundup of 3D printing webinars and events has something for everyone—software, metals, casting, and even golf clubs. Read on for all the details! February 23 – 26: 3DEXPERIENCE…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: August 25, 2024
3D printing webinars and events are picking up this week! In today’s roundup, Stratasys continues its advanced training and U.S. tour, and HP will hold the next session of its…
3D Printing News Briefs, August 17, 2024: 3D Printed Catalysts, Organs, Therapeutics, & More
In 3D Printing News Briefs, America Makes announced the winners of the PADAM project, New Zealand research partners are 3D printing rocket fuel catalysts, and researchers with UVA developed voxel…
MMX 2024: America Makes State of the Union & Operations Update
I always view the annual America Makes Members Meeting & Exchange (MMX) as my unofficial start to the additive manufacturing (AM) industry’s conference cycle. However, it’s a very different vibe than the…
3D Printing News Briefs, July 13, 2024: Metal 3D Printer, AFWERX Award, & More
In 3D Printing News Briefs today, Stratasys announced multiple material and technology updates, and EOS introduced its latest metal 3D printer. Dyndrite received an AFWERX Award, and researchers at the…
Relativity Space Lands $8.7M Air Force Contract for Real-time Flaw Detection in 3D Printing
Relativity Space has landed an $8.7 million contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to carry out real-time flaw detection during the 3D printing of large parts. The…
US Air Force Awards Materion $5M for Beryllium 3D Printing
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded a two-year, $5 million contract to Materion Corporation of Ohio to expand its R&D into 3D printing applications for beryllium and…
Air Force Awards Barnes Global Advisors Contract for 3D Printing Qualification
The US Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) has awarded The Barnes Global Advisors (TBGA), an additive manufacturing (AM) consultancy headquartered in Pittsburgh, the TEAM RED (Thorough Evaluation of AM with…
US Air Force Awards 3D Systems $10M+ Contract to Develop Large Format Metal 3D Printer
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded 3D Systems, the additive manufacturing (AM) pioneer based in Rock Hill, South Carolina, a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract worth $10,758,261, for a “Large-format metal 3D…
America Makes Announces $12M Project Calls on Alloy Development & Allowables Generation
This week near Youngstown, Ohio, America Makes is holding its annual Members Meeting & Exchange (MMX), a member-centric event that engenders strategic discussion and collaboration. The public-private partnership for AM,…
Air Force Awards $1.25M Contract for 3D Printing In-Situ Monitoring Solution to Phase3D
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded a contract to Phase3D, a Chicago-based startup specializing in in-situ monitoring (ISM) solutions for powder-based additive manufacturing (AM), to develop a quality…
IperionX Wins US Air Force Challenge to Turn Titanium Scrap into 3D Printing Metal
IperionX, a Charlotte-based mining company that manufacturers titanium powders for additive manufacturing (AM), announced that it has won the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Grand Challenge #4 contract for titanium…
US Air Force Funds SLM Solutions via CTC to Build “World’s Largest” PBF Metal 3D Printer
After already boasting one of the world’s most advanced, largest, and productive powder bed metal 3D printers, SLM Solutions has been enlisted to make something even bigger. Thanks to a…
MMX 2022: The US Air Force Deploys 3D Printing
America Makes is the United States’ leading public-private partnership for additive manufacturing (AM) technology and education, working to not only accelerate adoption of the technology in the country, but also to…
MMX 2022: Celebrating 10 Years of America Makes & 3D Printing in Ohio
America Makes is the United States’ leading public-private partnership for additive manufacturing (AM) technology and education, working to not only accelerate adoption of the technology in the country, but also…
X-Bow Exits Stealth Mode with Solid 3D Printed Rocket Motors
Space technology company X-Bow Launch Systems has emerged from stealth mode to reveal its solid-fuel rocket motors, along with a suite of small launch vehicles for both orbital and suborbital…
Project Call to Advance 3D Printed Components for Aerospace and Defense Applications
America Makes members are invited to apply to a new research project entitled “Maturation of Additive Geometric Management Approaches for High Mach Applications,” or MAGMA. Funded by the Air Force…
$500K in Air Force Funding Open for 3D Printing Projects with America Makes
At the end of June, America Makes, driven by the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) and focused on AM technology research, discovery, creation, and innovation, announced a request…
US Air Force, GE, and America Makes Announce Winners of Open Source Additive Scanning Challenge
In order to advance and optimize additive scanning path development in laser powder bed additive manufacturing, America Makes, together with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and GE Global Research…
3D Printing News Briefs, June 23, 2021: Teton Simulation, A.D.A.M., ASTM & NSERC HI-AM, America Makes, nScrypt & Sciperio, Repair3D, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, ETH Zürich, & Koç University
We’re starting off with business in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as Teton Simulation has appointed a new Channel Strategy Advisor and A.D.A.M. has a new Chief Medical Officer. ASTM…
3Degrees to Develop 3D Printing Materials Database for America Makes
3Degrees is a 3D printing consultancy that enables businesses to adopt the technology by applying its industry insights and materials expertise. With its TRACEam Process streamlining project management and documentation…
Continuous Fiber 3D Printing Used for USAF Aircraft Wing Structure
Idaho-based company Continuous Composites owns the earliest granted patents on Continuous Fiber 3D Printing, or CF3D, which can reduce manufacturing lead time and manual labor and enable the production of…
