us air force
3D Systems’ Figure 4 3D Printing Technology Selected for Air Force Research
This week at the RAPID + TCT show, 3D Systems showcased its advanced Figure 4 technology and made a big announcement: Figure 4 has been selected for Air Force-sponsored research focused…
3D Printing News Briefs: January 23, 2018
We’ve got a lot of business to cover in 3D Printing News Briefs today, starting with some big news from Dassault Systèmes – it has been recognized as the world’s…
3D Printing News Briefs: November 14, 2017
We’re getting down to business in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs…business news, that is. Rize announced an addition to its corporate staff at formnext today, and 3D printing bureau Hobs…
Air Force Research Laboratory Uses X-Rays to Study 3D Printing Material Properties
The US military has been using 3D printing in myriad ways, applying the technology to everything from submarine hulls to water bottles to drones and much more. Eventually, the Air Force…
AFRL Researchers Inspired by Newsprint Use 3D Printing and Perovskites to Fabricate Cost-Efficient Solar Cells
A friend told me once that it was possible to make an inexpensive, working solar oven just by painting a big cardboard box black and lining the inside with tinfoil,…
America Makes Announces $10 Million Research Project for Refining the Efficiency of Air Force Aircraft Part Replacement
From a press conference held at Youngstown State University (YSU), America Makes, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, announced a new Directed Project Opportunity to improve US Air Force sustainment…
Sigma Labs Joins Aerojet Rocketdyne in Quality Control For Air Force 3D Printed Parts
When major news about 3D printing develops, it often surrounds one company or agency. NASA is building a 3D printed rocket engine. Organovo has created 3D printed kidney tissue. What’s not often…
US Air Force Taps Aerojet Rocketdyne to Set 3D Printed Rocket Engine Standards
Sacramento, California-based rocket and missile propulsion manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne just received a $6 million contract from the US Air Force to define 3D printed rocket engine component standards. These new…
US Air Force Developing Strategy Increased Role for 3D printing in Aircraft Design & Maintenance
Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma is the home of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center (OC-ALC), the center of the Air Force Materiel Command’s (AFMC) aircraft, engine, missile, software…
It’s a Screw Driver, It’s a Set of Pliers, It’s a 3D Printed Super Multi-Tool!
CORRECTION: The design which Bixler 3D printed is actually a patented design, created by a company called Swiss Tech. It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Superman!! OK, maybe not…
Connecticut Company Gets Piece of $4 Million ‘Reborn in the USA’ 3D Printing Project
The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology received a $163,000 contract to advance the usage of aerospace alloys in additive manufacturing recently. The company will work as a subcontractor of Optomec,…
