Aerospace
A Tour of The Stratasys Direct Manufacturing Facility
The company's Belton manufacturing site in Texas is growing to support its various 3D printing applications for mass production in industries such as automotive and aerospace.
Read MoreAmerica Awards Research Funding to Colorado School of Mines
The project team will investigate cross-platform consistency in laser powder bed fusion technologies.
Read MoreAddUp Participates in $1.5M USAF Research on IN-718 Additive Manufacturing
AddUp is partnering with Zeda to provide critical project support to provide the USAF with a set of manufacturing guidelines to maximize the capabilities of LPBF to meet fleet readiness and sustainment goals.
Read MoreDyndrite, MIMO Technik, Astro Collaborate on Machine, Material Qualification for 3D Metal Printing
The companies chose to collaborate on the development of the Mastro process in order to streamline and automate a closed-loop source for additive production and qualification.
Read MoreAdditive Manufacturing in Space: Failing Upward
Not all 3D printed parts destined for space need to adhere to the standards of human space flight. Yet all parts made for space programs require some type of qualification and certification. NASA and The Barnes Global Advisors explore Q&C for these parts.
Read More3D Printed Preforms Improve Strength of Composite Brackets: The Cool Parts Show Bonus
On this episode, we look at a pin bracket for the overhead bin of an airplane made in two composite versions: one with continuous fiber 3D printed reinforcements plus chopped fiber material, and one molded from chopped fiber alone.
WatchCollins Aerospace Opens Additive Manufacturing Center Expansion in Iowa
The expansion gives the company space to house several new state-of-the-art 3D metal printers and significantly increase the center’s AM capabilities.
Read MoreIncus Successfully Tests Lithography-Based Metal Manufacturing for Lunar Environment
The project aim was to develop a sustainable process that uses lunar resources and recycled scrap metals (eventually contaminated by lunar dust) to produce spare parts on-site which could help and enhance human settlement on the moon.
Read MoreAmerica Makes Announces Open Project Call Worth $6.4M in Funding
The six topical areas for the Open Project Call 2023 were initiated at AM Technology Roadmap workshops in 2021 and 2022, and focused on needs prioritized for the five topics: Design, Materials, Process, Value Chain and AM Genome.
Read More3D Printed "Evolved Structures" for NASA Exoplanet Balloon Mission: The Cool Parts Show #61
Generative design creates stiff, lightweight brackets for EXCITE mission monitoring planets orbiting other stars. The Cool Parts Show visits Goddard Space Flight Center.
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