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UK’s Project Tempest Fighter Jet to Include 3D Printing
Fifth Generation fighter aircraft are the latest and most advanced warplanes available today. The US’s F-22 and F-35 are Fifth Generation jets, as is China’s Chengdu J-20. Costing billions to…
BigRep 3D Printing Used to Fabricate Rotor Blade Part for Royal Navy Helicopter
Aerospace and defense company Leonardo was chosen to provide AgustaWestland AW101 helicopters to the Royal Navy, but a major improvement was needed to keep them airworthy. The company needed a…
How to Win at 3D Printing Acquisitions: the Sandvik Example
As the 3D printing market continues a new phase of growth, this time fueled more likely by large, existing holders of capital, we will see more interesting plays by larger…
Italian Defense Leader Leonardo Taps BEAMIT for 3D Printed Aircraft Parts
Italy’s BEAMIT Group was among the first to establish itself as a premier service bureau for high-end 3D printing applications, leading to large investments from Swedish engineering giant Sandvik. Now,…
3D Printing News Unpeeled: Leonardo, Beamit, AiBuild
Sandvik owned Beamit makes a deal with defense firm Leonardo to do 3D Printing MRO for spare parts. A 100 parts have been qualified on at least five airframes and…
Desktop Metal Subsidiary Becomes 3D Printing Supplier for Italian Defense Giant Leonardo
Aidro, an Italian company specializing in the design and production of hydraulic and fluid power systems, has been named a qualified supplier with additive manufacturing (AM) techniques for the helicopter…
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….
3Denovo: Win the 3D Printed Model That You Vote For – Baymax, The Flash, Bad Banana & More
Am I the only one whose holidays always somehow revolve around action figures? One time my mom accidentally labeled a present intended for my brother to me. It was a…
