Marine Corps Develops First NDAA-Compliant 3D Printed Drone
The 2nd Marine Logistics Group has developed the Marine Corps' first National Defense Authorization Act-compliant 3D-printed drone, called HANX. The drone represents an... read more »
Aerospace
3D printing in the aerospace industry.
Student Nonprofit Releases Open-Source 3D Printed Drone Design for Researchers
A student-led nonprofit called Aeroptera has developed a foldable research drone frame designed to be 3D printed and made available for free. The... read more »
South Korean Company 3D Prints Spherical Vessels Without Support Structures
Innospace, a South Korean company based in Sejong, has successfully demonstrated a method for 3D printing spherical vessels without requiring support structures. The... read more »
Auburn University Partners with Amaero and Austal USA on Metal AM Research for Aerospace and Defense Applications
Auburn University's National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME) has formed two new partnerships to advance 3D printing research for aerospace and maritime... read more »
Hill Aerospace Museum Uses 3D Printing to Replace Obsolete Aircraft Parts
Hill Aerospace Museum has implemented 3D scanning and printing technology to manufacture hard-to-find components for its aircraft collection. The museum invested $6,000 in... read more »
Beehive Industries Completes High-Altitude Testing of 3D Printed Frenzy Engine
Beehive Industries announced the successful completion of high-altitude testing for its 3D printed Frenzy engine at a government test facility in Ohio. The... read more »
Saab Partners with Divergent Technologies to Build 3D Printed Aircraft Fuselage
Saab has collaborated with Divergent Technologies to develop what the companies describe as the world's first software-defined aircraft fuselage using additive manufacturing. The... read more »
University of Illinois Researchers Develop 3D Printing Method for Space-Deployable Structures
Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed a method to create structures that can transform from flat 2D shapes into curved... read more »
RAF Installs First In-House 3D Printed Component on Operational Typhoon Aircraft
The Royal Air Force has installed its first in-house 3D printed component on an operational Typhoon aircraft at RAF Coningsby. Engineers created a... read more »
VRC Metal Systems to Build $1.56M Additive Manufacturing Facility at Barksdale Air Force Base
VRC Metal Systems announced plans to construct a $1.56 million maintenance facility at Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City, Louisiana. The Additive... read more »
NAMI Partners with Lockheed Martin to 3D Print Aerospace Components in Saudi Arabia
National Additive Manufacturing and Innovation Company (NAMI) has entered into a collaboration agreement with Lockheed Martin to qualify and produce critical military and... read more »
GKN Aerospace Expands Connecticut Facility for 3D Printed Engine Components
GKN Aerospace announced the expansion of its Newington, Connecticut facility to include a new production line for additively manufactured Fan Case Mount Ring... read more »
RAF Installs First In-House 3D Printed Component on Operational Typhoon Fighter Jet
The Royal Air Force has installed its first internally manufactured 3D printed component on an operational Typhoon fighter jet at RAF Coningsby this... read more »
3D Printing Company’s Coated Plastic Parts Pass Space Industry Outgassing Standards
Horizon Microtechnologies has announced that its coated plastic parts have successfully passed outgassing testing according to the ECSS-Q-ST-70-02C standard for space materials screening.... read more »
China’s 3D Printed Micro Turbojet Engine Completes Maiden Flight
The Aero Engine Corporation of China (AECC) has successfully completed the first flight test of its 3D-printed micro turbojet engine in Inner Mongolia... read more »
LPE Supports Queen’s Propulsion Laboratory with 3D Printed Rocket Engine Chamber
Students at Queen's University Belfast have developed what they describe as Ireland's first student-built liquid rocket engine. The Kelvin Mk.1, named after Belfast-born... read more »
New Frontier Aerospace Successfully Tests 3D-Printed Rocket Engine
New Frontier Aerospace has completed a series of hot-fire tests of its 3D-printed Mjölnir rocket engine, the company announced from its Kent, Washington... read more »
Farsoon Launches High-Volume Copper Alloy 3D Printing System FS621M-Cu
Farsoon has developed a specialized 3D printing system for producing large copper alloy components for aerospace applications. The company's new FS621M-Cu system, built... read more »
Pratt & Whitney Tests 3D Printed Rotating Part for TJ150 Engine
Pratt & Whitney has completed a series of tests on its 3D printed TJ150 turbine wheel. The company, an RTX business, reports the... read more »
Rocket Lab Reserves Two Ultra Large-Format Metal 3D Printers from Nikon SLM Solutions
Rocket Lab has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Nikon SLM Solutions to reserve two upcoming ultra-large format metal additive manufacturing systems. The... read more »
