Aerospace
3D Printed Metal Parts Go Hypersonic at Zero MPH
Purdue Researchers are using additively manufactured injector components from Velo3D to create Mach 6 conditions for a ground-testing facility.
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GE Names Alexander Schmitz CEO of GE Additive
Based in Munich, Schmitz will join the company in mid-January 2023 and report to Riccardo Procacci, former CEO who takes on expanded role at GE Aerospace.
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3D Printed Spares, Electrification and Cool Parts: Top 10 Stories of 2022: AM Radio #31
Our top articles and videos from 2022 reflect increasing use of additive manufacturing for replacement parts; growing applications for electric motors; and a maturing user base. Read through the top 10 list or listen to the AM Radio podcast episode all about these stories.
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Lockheed Martin, Sintavia Team Up to Advance Metal Additive Manufacturing
The collaboration is said to demonstrate Lockheed Martin’s commitment to the White House’s AM Forward initiative for expanding use of additive manufacturing and creating resilient supply chains.
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3D Printed Replacement Clamp for an F-16 Aircraft: The Cool Parts Show #54
3D printing is a valuable addition to sustainment programs, but only if printed parts can be qualified as fast and flexibly as they can be made. In this episode of The Cool Parts Show, we look at the clamp that won the Air Force’s Approval Sprint Challenge designed to address this need.
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Sintavia Develops Niobium Printing Technology for Aerospace, Defense
C103 material parameter specification is said to enable full alloy adoption across defense and space applications.
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Video: Additive Manufacturing for Aircraft Blade Repair
Optomec machines use directed energy deposition guided by optical measurement and automatic programming to repair aircraft engine blades. Here is a look at the 3D printing repair operation.
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9T Labs, Purdue Partner to Advance Composite Use in Structural Aerospace Applications
The collaboration is working to define a new composite manufacturing standard that enables users to produce structural composite parts as easily as metal parts.
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Artemis I Has Launched: 3D Printing Applications for This Space Mission and Beyond: AM Radio #25B
On this episode of AM Radio, we discuss how additive manufacturing is enabling a new era of space exploration.
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Aircraft Engine MRO: How Additive Manufacturing Plus Robotic Finishing Will Expand Capacity for Blade Repair
AM offers the chance to bring fast, automated processing to individualized, part-by-part restoration of turbomachinery. A cell developed by Acme Manufacturing and Optomec is able to automatically repair 85,000 unique aircraft engine blades per year.
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