British Royal Navy
Metalpine & Renishaw Partner to Develop CuNi Powders for Naval Use
UK-based LPBF OEM Renishaw has worked with Austrian powder firm Metalpine to make a copper-nickel alloy (CuNi) powder that will enable marine parts. The powders have been developed for the…
UK Ministry of Defence Buys Two Metal 3D Printers for Royal Navy MRO
The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has purchased two metal 3D printers from UK supplier Additive X, in a contract valued at £383,000 (~$483,000). The Royal Navy will use the…
3D Printed Pilotless Airplane Successfully Tested Over Icy Antarctic Waters
It’s finally here – the world’s first 3D printed airplane. Don’t go rushing off to book a flight, though, because the Southampton University Laser-Sintered Aircraft (SULSA) is only 3kg. It could…
3D Printed and Unmanned Royal Navy Ships Not Far Off, Says Report
My mother once told me that when she was growing up they used to say that in 1980 everyone would be traveling in flying cars. But that didn’t pan out, did it? Because…
