military 3d printing
U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory: 3D Printing Customized Ear Plugs for Soldiers
Researchers JR Stefanson and William Ahroon recently completed a study for the U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory, releasing their findings in ‘Evaluation of Custom Hearing Protection Fabricated from Digital Ear…
On-Demand Surgical Retractor 3D Printed by the U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Department of Defense is using even more of its mind-boggling budget on additive manufacturing (AM) for virtual inventory and on-demand spare parts. This time, the world’s most dangerous…
West Point: Bioprinting for Soldiers in the Battlefield
Last summer, U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Jason Barnhill traveled to an undisclosed desert location in Africa with a ruggedized 3D printer and other basic supplies that could be used to…
Australian Army Enters 3D Printing Pilot Program, Partnering with SPEE3D & CDU
3D printing will soon be assisting members of the military in Australia, as a 12-month pilot training program has begun in a $1.5 million partnership with SPEE3D and Charles Darwin…
Australian Navy Deploying SPEE3D Metal 3D Printing in Trial Program
At RAPID+TCT 2019 in Michigan, I spoke with Byron Kennedy, the CEO and co-founder of Australian startup SPEE3D, which developed a patented supersonic 3D deposition (SP3D) technology for super-sized metal…
3D Systems Awarded Department of Defense Contract to Solve Navy Ship Corrosion Issues
Corrosion is inevitable when metal and other parts are exposed to the salt air—and especially routinely, as is the case for military ships and other hardware. The Department of Defense…
Ruggedized nScrypt Bioprinter Allows Military Personnel to 3D Print Medical Products in Remote Areas
The military has continued to embrace and advance 3D printing processes throughout the decades, long before most of us knew it even existed. Now, the Geneva Foundation and the Uniformed…
nScrypt Sending Rugged Model of 3D Bioprinter to the Desert for Military Experiments in Challenging Climates
Three years ago, Florida company nScrypt, which was founded in 2002 as a Sciperio spin-out and develops next-generation, high-precision Micro-Dispensing and Direct Digital Manufacturing equipment and solutions for industrial applications, took…
AFRL and University Partners Used 3D Printed Composite Materials to Make Structural Parts
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) near my hometown of Dayton, Ohio, has long been interested in using 3D printing and composite materials for…
Air Force Research Laboratory Testing 3D Printed Parts for Motors
In ‘3D Printed Motor: In-House Seedling Effort: Experiential Training for Building and Experimentally Testing a Motor Using 3D Printed Elements,’ authors Kevin J. Yost and Maxwell Stelmack discuss what they…
Army Research Groups Explore 3D Printing for Soldiers In the Field
The United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) at Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey serves as the main R&D group for the U.S. Army armament and munitions…
US Air Force Awards nScrypt Research Company Contract for 3D Printed Conformal Phased Array Antenna Project
Florida-based nScrypt, which manufactures industrial systems for micro-dispensing and 3D printing, is already seeing its technology used for military applications with the US Army. But now the US Air Force has jumped…
Air Force: C-5 Super Galaxy Plane Receives Seventeen 3D Printed Parts to Cabin & Crew Areas
The C-5 Program Office, Air Mobility Command, and the 436th Airlift Wing from Dover Air Force Base have completed installation of 3D printed parts on a C-5 Super Galaxy plane…
Missouri Students Create 3D Printed Switch Covers for $2.2 Billion Aircraft
While you may not need a degree in aerospace to come up with a great idea for fabricating a spare part for a military plane, accessibility to a 3D printer…
3D Printing News Briefs: February 8, 2019
We made it to the weekend! To celebrate, check out our 3D Printing News Briefs today, which covers business, research, and a few other topics as well. PostProcess has signed…
How Feasible is it to use 3D Printing to Maintain Military Assault Rifles?
In ‘Additive manufacturing for field repair and maintenance of the assault rifle AK5C – a feasibility study,’ Master’s student Emmelie Simic of Uppsala Universitet (Sweden) explores the feasibility for using…
3D Printing News Briefs: February 6, 2019
We’re talking about business, training, and events on today’s 3D Printing News Briefs. The first European 3D printing incubator will soon be inaugurated in Barcelona, and 3devo is launching training…
The USS Harry S. Truman: Metal 3D Printing to Play a Role in Designing Navy Warships
3D printing in the military has been ongoing long before such technology became available—or even known—in the mainstream. And the Navy is certainly no stranger to additive manufacturing or forward-thinking…
US Air Force Testing 3D Printed Titanium Spare Bracket On F-22 Fighter Aircraft
Over the years, the US Air Force has turned to 3D printing numerous times, from fabricating parts for fighter jets and other aircraft components to saving thousands – even millions –…
US Army Learning About and Using 3D Printing to Improve Military Readiness
The US Army has long been putting 3D printing to good use. In an article published in the latest edition of Army AL&T Magazine, senior editor Steve Stark takes a deep…
Norwegian Researchers Compare 3D Printing Results: Factory Setting vs. Onsite Military Container
3D printing in a comfortable and familiar setting can be challenging enough, depending on the project. But what about fabricating objects in remote locations—while sometimes under duress? Norwegian researchers related…
US Army Characterized Continuous 3D Printed Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastic Composite Parts
A trio of researchers with the US Army Tank-Automotive Research Development, and Engineering Center (TARDEC) in Michigan recently published a study, titled “Characterization of Continuous Fiber-Reinforced Composite Materials Manufactured Via Fused…
US Army Takes RFAB 3D Printing Facility to South Korea
The US military has been using 3D printing for quite a while in all of its branches, and now in South Korea the Army is field testing 3D printed concepts…
3D Printing News Briefs: October 3, 2018
We’ve got a little business for you today in the first edition of 3D Printing News Briefs this October, followed by some examples of the seemingly endless applications for 3D…
