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GKN Aerospace to Open Latest Additive Industries Process and Application Centre Close to Bristol, UK
GKN Aerospace is just one aspect of the powerhouse of manufacturing activity emanating from GKN—a company rich in history—with origins founded as far back as the 1700s. Overall, GKN presents…
Boeing 777x Takes First Flight with over 600 3D-Printed Parts
Sunday saw the maiden flight of the Boeing 777X, marking an important date in the history of 3D printing for the twin GE9X engines driving the aircraft. Each GE9X features…
Tuskegee University Selected by NASA to Advance Additive Manufacturing in Aerospace
The aerospace industry is a trendsetter when it comes to manufacturing. It is a major industry that evolved its expertise into lighter material, efficient engines and overall safer machines. Leveraging…
Airbus and Local Motors Create Startup to 3D Print For Ground and Air Mobility
Airbus and Local Motors Industries (LMI) a digital vehicle manufacturer, recently partnered to create Neorizon, a micro-factory that hopes to build products at unprecedented speeds through co-creation and cutting-edge technology….
3D Printing News Briefs: August 16, 2019
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re starting with some business and ending with an upcoming event. The Rapid Application Group has earned an important industry certification, and GE Additive…
Sciaky Joins R&D Initiative to Combine Traditional Metallurgy with Wirefed Metal 3D Printing Techniques
Metal 3D printing solutions provider Sciaky, Inc., well known for its extremely popular Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing (EBAM) process, just announced that it has entered into a research and development initiative…
3D Printing News Briefs: June 27, 2019
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re starting with a couple of stories from the recent Paris Air Show: TUSAS Engine Industries has invested in GE Additive technology, and ARMOR explained…
3D Printing News Briefs: April 24, 2019
We’re starting out with some business news today, and then moving on to education, before highlighting a heartwarming story with a 3D printing element. First, CRP Technology is adding a…
Premium AEROTEC 3D Printing Serially Produced Parts For All Airbus A350 XWB Aircraft
German aviation technology company Premium Aerotec has been making 3D printed aerospace parts for a few years now. Since 2016 they’ve been producing 3D printed parts for the A400M. The company…
Airbus & Farsoon Technologies in Collaboration to Develop High-Performance Polymers for Additive Manufacturing
European aerospace giant Airbus ( via its Beijing Engineering Centre Co., LTD subsidiary) and China-headquartered Farsoon Technologies have just announced they will work together in research and design of polymer…
Airbus Chooses Ultimaker 3D Printers for Desktop Use in European Facilities
As a pioneer in the aerospace industry, the Airbus has used 3D Printing in creating parts for flight controllers, cabin parts, helicopter parts, along with combining robotics in other collaborations—of which…
3D Printing News Briefs: October 20, 2018
We’re starting with some information about a couple of upcoming shows in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, followed by some business and aerospace news. Sinterit is bringing its newly launched…
Airbus Helicopters Turns to German RepRap x400 3D Printer Again for 3D Printed Component
In order to validate the design of an important new component, while also saving on development costs, Airbus Helicopters is yet again turning to industrial 3D printer manufacturer German RepRap for…
Thermwood and Boeing Make Large 3.6 Meter 3D Printed 777X Program Tooling Part
Thermwood and Boeing have announced that they’ve made a large 3D printed composite part for Boeing’s 777X program. The Thermwood’s LSAM technology was used to make a 20% carbon fiber…
Airbus Helicopters Beginning Serial Production of 3D Printed Door Latch Shafts for A350 Passenger Aircraft
Helicopters can perform tasks that other aircraft are not able to, with applications in fields such as construction, law enforcement, military, tourism, and transportation. 3D printing parts and components for…
Airbus Signs Agreement to Help Singapore Agency 3D Print Aircraft Parts
3D printing is becoming widespread in the aerospace industry, but one of the biggest enthusiasts of the technology has always been Airbus. From satellites to robots, Airbus is using 3D…
3D Printing 5G Telecommunication Technology
The telecommunications industry is currently front page news including the AT&T/Timewarner acquisitions, the pending Fox acquisition by Comcast or Disney and a new CEO at Verizon who is a technologist…
Aerospace, Architecture, Consumer Applications Highlight 3D Printing Usage in Additive Manufacturing Symposium
As additive manufacturing continues its growth trajectory, it is taking its place more firmly in the 3DEXPERIENCE — as highlighted at this week’s Science in the Age of Experience event…
LM Industries Employs 3D Printing and Other Tech as First Digital OEM
If you follow technology news, it’s likely you’ve heard of Olli, the autonomous 3D printed shuttle. Olli was co-created by Local Motors and Launch Forth, and now the two companies…
Aerospace 3D Printing Pioneers Join Forces as Premium AEROTEC Acquires APWORKS
APWORKS is an expert in metal 3D printing, and has been involved with initiatives and partnerships all over the industry. Until now, APWORKS has been a subsidiary of Airbus, itself a…
Airbus and Materialise 3D Print First Cabin Component to be Seen by Passengers
When it comes to 3D printing in the aerospace industry, few companies are more serious about the technology than Airbus. The company was ahead of others in incorporating 3D printing…
Airbus and IBM Developing a 3D Printed Robot Named CIMON to Support Astronauts on the ISS
Robots, no matter if they’re big or small, soft or humanoid, have a prime purpose of helping humankind in some way, whether they’re teaching children about coding and robotics, working…
3D Printing News Briefs: December 12, 2017
Today’s 3D Printing News Briefs features some of the latest happenings in medical, business, and education 3D printing news. Nanoscribe is celebrating its 10 year anniversary, while an industry expert…
BAE Systems Signs Aerospace Additive Manufacturing Partnership with ASCO Industries
The Eurofighter Typhoon is the most advanced swing-role combat aircraft in the world and is manufactured by a consortium of companies including Alenia Aermacchi (now Leonardo), BAE Systems and Airbus….
