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AddUp’s MASSIF Metal 3D Printing Consortium Brings Heft to French Defense
French metal 3D printer manufacturer AddUp will be releasing a 3D printer with a substantial 750mm x 750mm x 1m build volume. The Metal Additive System, Sustainable, Industrial, Eco-Friendly (MASSIF)…
Airbus Approves Serialized 3D Printing of Complex A350 Flex Shaft from Liebherr
With additive manufacturing (AM) collaboration dating back at least to 2017, Liebherr-Aerospace and Airbus have steadily deepened their relationship with regard to 3D printing flight-worthy parts. Most recently, the German…
Metal 3D Printing Accomplished on Space Station, Marking New Era in Orbital Manufacturing
Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) can now 3D print metal parts. After the successful installation of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) metal 3D printer last January, the first…
First Metal 3D Printer in Space Heads to ISS
French OEM AddUp, in collaboration with Airbus, has delivered the first metal 3D printer for space to the European Space Agency (ESA). This printer was launched on NASA’s Mission NG-20,…
Norsk Titanium’s Airbus Qualification Marks a Turning Point
Norsk Titanium (Euronext: NTI, OTCQX: NORSF), known for its patented Rapid Plasma Deposition (RPD) technology for titanium, has recently achieved a significant milestone. The company announced its qualification and initial…
It’s Hip to Be Square: Trumpf Updates Metal 3D Printing with Square Build Plate and More
Trumpf, a family-owned machine tool company with a $4.2 billion revenue stream, is a notable player in the industrial laser sector. With a focus on long-term investment, Trumpf has increasingly…
Airbus Landing Gear to Receive Metal 3D Printed Overhaul via £22.5M Program
In a collaboration to advance aerospace engineering, WAAM3D has joined the Landing Gear Industrial Breakthroughs project, better known as I-Break. This £22.5 million ($28.3 million) initiative, led by Airbus and…
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…
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…
Airbus Taps Liebherr for Complex 3D Printed Part for A350 Fleet
Progress in additive manufacturing (AM) for aerospace continues apace, as an increasing number of 3D printed parts are incorporated into increasingly functional roles in aircraft. The latest is a complex…
Circular Economies in Space: Airbus Plans to Send Metal 3D Printer to ISS in 2023
Global aerospace and defense giant Airbus has announced that next year, it will launch into space what the company says will be the first metal 3D printer in use aboard the…
First Load-Bearing Metal 3D Printed Spare Part for Airplanes Unveiled by Lufthansa and Premium AEROTEC
Lufthansa Technik and Premium AEROTEC have announced the development of an aviation-certified, load-bearing 3D printed part. Certified by European safety authority EASA, the component is for an IAE V2500 engine…
Airbus Picks 3D Systems for 3D Printed Satellite Parts for Reconfigurable OneSat
3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) is announcing that it has received a multi-year contract from Airbus’ Defense and Space division, to develop components for antennas on Airbus satellites. The additive manufacturing…
3D Printing News Briefs, March 23, 2022: New Materials, 3D Printer, & More
We’re starting with new materials in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as MatX Smart Materials released an antimicrobial PLA and Evonik launched its osteoconductive VESTAKEEP for 3D printed implants. 3DGence…
Space Metal 3D Printer Heads to ISS in 2023
Since the day Made In Space (now a subsidiary of Redwire) first installed a 3D printer aboard the International Space Station (ISS), there have been numerous efforts to advance additive…
AMS Speaker Spotlight: Pushing the Bounds of Passive Radio Frequency with 3D Printing
Dr. Michael Shepard is Vice President of Aerospace & Defense at 3D Systems. He will be participating in Additive Manufacturing Strategies 2022, Panel 1: AM, Light-weighting and Aerospace. The demand…
3D Printing News Briefs, December 25, 2021: Business, Metal Powder, & More
Merry Christmas! In celebration of the holiday, we’re giving you a gift: this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs! We’ll start off with some good news, as Lithoz has been named…
China’s Belt and 3D Printed Road: Wide Body Aircraft
In the previous article, we saw how China’s current inability to make the best and newest jet engines was slowing its independence. In order to truly be its own master…
EOS and Materialise Qualify Flight Ready Polymer Sintered Parts for Airbus
Materialise (Nasdaq: MTLS) has qualified EOS’ PA 2241 FR flame retardant polyamide 12 material for Airbus. From now on, under Airbus Process Specification AIPS 03-07-022, Airbus or its suppliers can…
3D Printing Financials: Stratasys Regains Momentum with 3D Printing Sales Increase
As several national economies rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic, 3D printing companies are getting ready for greater demand for advanced manufacturing technologies. Thanks to an inherent demand-driven approach, additive manufacturing…
Bassetti Buys 3D Printing MES 3DTrust
It’s a busy M&A year and, now, an especially busy one for additive manufacturing (AM) manufacturing execution system (MES) software, as Bassetti buys 3DTrust. At the same time, Materialise bought…
Airbus Wants Stratasys to Make More 3D Printed Parts for Its Planes
Since it was first introduced in 2013, the Airbus‘ A350 XWB (extra wide body) passenger airliner has incorporated 3D printed parts. Through a collaboration with Stratasys, the pioneering aerospace giant…
Formnext Connect: Aerospace 3D Printing Remains Resilient
This year’s digital edition of Formnext managed to gather the additive manufacturing (AM) community in an unprecedented event. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the leading exhibition transformed into a…
Formula 1 & FIA Approval of APWORKS Scalmalloy Metal 3D Printing Material
Numerous automotive manufacturers have become well-known for the use of AM processes, but innovations within the racing realm have been particularly impressive and exciting. Now, new metal has been approved…