Aerospace and Aviation and 3D Printing

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Airbus and Sigma Labs partner to qualify metal 3D printing for aerospace

Sigma Labs , a Santa Fe-based additive manufacturing software developer, has announced a collaboration with international aerospace company Airbus to ...
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3D printed parts save Lockheed Martin F-35 program $45 million

Lockheed Martin , the global aerospace and defense company, has reported price reduction of its F-35 Full Mission Simulator (FMS) ...
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Metal 3D Printing Material Scalmalloy Could be the Aircraft Material of the Future

[Image: GE Aviation] Aviation is one of the many industries around the world that’s increasing its adoption of 3D printing ...
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Northrop to build 3D printed scramjet engine for Raytheon hypersonic weapon

Raytheon and Northrop Grumman are teaming to accelerate air-breathing hypersonic vehicle development. The companies will partner on DARPA's Hypersonic Air-Breathing ...
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How 3D printers are transforming flying

London (CNN Business)The next time you hop on a plane, there's a good chance some of its parts will have ...
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Modix launches XXL-format MAMA 3D printer for automotive, aerospace & marine sectors

Modix, a large-format 3D printer specialist based in Tel Aviv, Israel, has launched its latest printer, the Modix MAMA. ...
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Printing the next generation of rocket engines

Additive Rocket Corp. combines additive manufacturing with a tool called generative design, where computer algorithms develop thousands of different designs ...
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KLM uses Leapfrog 3D printers for aircraft prototyping and tooling

3D printed tool holder used while performing inspections on aircraft engines. Dutch 3D printer manufacturer, Leapfrog , has unveiled how ...
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3ntr launches Spectral 30 PEEK 3D printer – Technical specifications

3ntr, an Italian 3D printer manufacturer, has introduced a new FFF 3D printer at Formnext 2019 : the Spectral 30 ...
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Boeing HorizonX Ventures provides further funding for Morf3D metal additive manufacturing

Boeing HorizonX Ventures, the seed and mid/growth stage investment arm of the Boeing aerospace corporation, has provided further funding to ...
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nScrypt releases nRugged 3D printer/bioprinter built for harsh environments

This summer, bioprinting company nScrypt revealed an interesting partnership with the U.S. Military aimed at deploying a ruggedized version of ...
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Etihad Airways Engineering to use Bigrep 3D printers in their Maintenance, Overhaul and Repair facility

Etihad Airways Engineering to install large-scale 3D printer Bigrep ONE to print parts and tooling, followed by a next generation ...
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Nine Most Recent Posts in 3D Printing and Aerospace and Aeronautics

Change is in the air

by David | Jan 22, 2020 | 3D News, Aerospace and Aviation, Companies | 0 Comments

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ new printer is said to open a world of possibilities for manufacturers needing large components . In a Q&A session, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machine Tool Company senior vice-president and chief business officer, Haruhiko Niitani,...

State of the Art: Carbon Fiber 3D Printing, Part Five

by David | Jan 21, 2020 | Aerospace and Aviation, Automotive, Manufacturing, Materials, Sports | 0 Comments

In the first part of our series on carbon fiber 3D printing, we discussed how the material is used in the larger world of manufacturing. As we’ve learned throughout this series, carbon fiber (along with other reinforcement materials) is typically used as a low-cost...

BAE Systems and Renishaw partner to develop combat aircraft systems using additive manufacturing

by David | Jan 20, 2020 | 3D News, Aerospace and Aviation, Companies, Military | 0 Comments

Multinational aerospace company BAE Systems has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UK-based metal 3D printer manufacturer Renishaw to improve manufacturing processes for combat aircraft systems. . With the application of industrial 3D printing, this...

3D printed rocket set for testing in Scotland

by David | Jan 15, 2020 | 3D News, Aerospace and Aviation, Geopolitical, Manufacturing | 0 Comments

The ground-breaking 30 kilonewton (kN) liquid bi-propellant engine was assembled over a period of three months and was precision welded at Skyrora’s Scottish production facility. . The engine produces three-tonnes of thrust, which makes it one of the largest rocket...

Lunar Colonies Could Be Built on Moon with 3D Print

by David | Jan 14, 2020 | 3D News, Aerospace and Aviation | 0 Comments

A new idea stroked the researches on how to build lunar colonies in the future. The first thought for these colonies to be established is through a 3D printer. Unfortunately, things are not looking that easy as they seem. Even if the 3D Printer is popular in some...

3D Printing Industry News Sliced: Saratech, 3D Systems, Metaform, Autodesk, Airbus, Native Shoes

by David | Jan 8, 2020 | Aerospace and Aviation, Companies, Electronics, Fashion, Clothing, Shoes, Jewelry, Food, Manufacturing | 0 Comments

In the first 2020 edition of 3D Printing Industry Sliced, our news digest, 3D Systems has entered into the culinary market with a new 3D printing system; materials to additively manufacture semiconductor devices are explored, and liquid 3D printed footwear formed in a...

Solving the Challenges of Long Duration Space Flight with 3D Printing

by David | Dec 25, 2019 | 3D News, 3D Trends, Aerospace and Aviation | 0 Comments

The International Space Station has continuously been home to astronauts for more than nineteen years. Astronauts conduct scientific research using dozens of special facilities aboard the space station, which also provides them with a place to eat, sleep, relax and...

CELLINK joins forces with Made In Space for microgravity bioprinting

by David | Dec 17, 2019 | 3D News, Aerospace and Aviation, Bioprinting, Companies | 0 Comments

Bioprinting company CELLINK and Made In Space are teaming up to jointly develop bioprinting technology for space. . The cooperation will combine CELLINK’s bioprinting technologies and Made In Space’s knowledge of 3D printing in zero-gravity environments. Together,...

The Space Revolution Will Become The Biggest Industry In The History Of Our Planet

by David | Dec 7, 2019 | 3D Growth, 3D Trends, Aerospace and Aviation | 0 Comments

The Space Revolution will create many trillions of dollars of new markets. . My expectation is that it might take a year or two or even three before a potential Space Bubble really heats up. The idea of making money by investing in a burgeoning Space Revolution is...