Fairbanks Morse Defense Ships First 3D-Printed SUBSAFE Level I Submarine Part
Fairbanks Morse Defense and Hunt Valve are shipping a 3D-printed copper-nickel tailpiece, the first additively manufactured SUBSAFE Level I component.
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SPEE3D Plans 50 Cold Spray Metal Printing Factories Across Asia Pacific, Starting in Darwin
SPEE3D plans 50 advanced manufacturing factories across Asia Pacific. Phase One of the first, its NodeZERO hub in Darwin, has now launched.
Callaway Plans $15M Titanium 3D Printing Facility in Fort Worth
Callaway Golf will invest $15 million in a Fort Worth titanium 3D printing facility, expected to open mid-2027 and support custom titanium products... read more »
Printed Tungsten Tiles Survive Plasma Tests at DIII-D
NC State, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and JEOL put full-size electron-beam printed tungsten divertor tiles through 74 plasma shots at DIII-D.
Aurora Labs Raises A$6 Million to Scale Up 3D Printed Turbojet Production
Aurora Labs has secured A$6 million, with engineering group Walkinshaw as a strategic investor, to expand production of its 3D printed turbojets.
GKN Aerospace Earns First Nadcap Accreditation for Laser Wire DED
GKN Aerospace has earned Nadcap accreditation for laser wire directed energy deposition, an independent audit of the metal process behind its flight parts.
HP and Hyperion Partner to Scale Tungsten Carbide Binder Jet Printing
HP and Hyperion have signed a preferred partner deal to offer tungsten carbide parts printed on an HP Metal Jet S100 in Barcelona.
CSEM and Almatech Print Shape Memory Alloy Shock Absorber for Reusable Landing Gear
CSEM and Almatech 3D printed a nickel-titanium lattice shock absorber that recovered its shape over 24 landing cycles, pointing to reusable lander legs.
University of Turku Adds Multi-Material Metal Printing Capability
A new recoater lets University of Turku researchers place three metal powders in one layer, starting with parts for plasma generator hardware.
Additive Industries and Materialise Launch Faster MetalFab Build Processor
The Next-Generation Build Processor for MetalFab metal printers brings MetalFab 420K scan controls and multiprocessing, and is available to customers now.
Metal 3D Printed Propellers Make Powerboat World Championship Debut in UIM F2
Steel Developments and Caleb Jelf ran two five-bladed stainless steel propellers, 3D printed with direct metal laser sintering, in UIM F2 World Championship... read more »
The Invisible Gas Risks Around Metal 3D Printing: Why Oxygen Monitoring Matters
Metal additive manufacturing relies on argon and nitrogen to keep oxygen away from hot, reactive metal. Those same gases can quietly lower the... read more »
MX3D Becomes First WAAM Facility to Earn DNV AMC3 Certification
The Amsterdam robotic metal printing company is the first in the world to hold DNV's highest additive manufacturing classification for wire arc additive... read more »
ORNL and Boeing 3D-Print a Nearly Two-Ton Mold for Aircraft Parts
Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Boeing 3D-printed a nearly two-ton steel mold for stamping thermoplastic composite aircraft parts.
RMIT 3D Prints Titanium That Floats
RMIT engineers have created a 3D-printed titanium material that floats in water even after severe damage, a candidate for jetties, buoys and marine... read more »
WSU Team Use AI to 3D Print NASA’s GRCop-42 Copper Alloy
Washington State University researchers used AI to find process settings that 3D print GRCop-42, a NASA copper-chromium-niobium alloy used in rocket engine combustion... read more »
Manchester Researchers Link Temperature Swings to Defects in Aluminium 3D Printing
Scientists at The University of Manchester have found that small temperature changes during molten metal deposition can substantially alter the quality of 3D-printed... read more »
Phase3D Raises $2.9M to Scale In-Situ Inspection for Metal 3D Printing
Phase3D has closed an oversubscribed $2.9 million funding round to accelerate the adoption of its Fringe Inspection technology for metal additive manufacturing. Quest... read more »
TDK to Acquire 3D Printing Firm Fabric8Labs for Up to $400 Million
TDK Corporation has agreed to acquire San Diego-based Fabric8Labs for up to $400 million in cash, the Japanese electronics giant announced June 10.... read more »
ORNL Uses 3D Printing to Fabricate Canisters for Large-Scale Metal Parts
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have found a way to use 3D printing to build the canisters needed for powder metallurgical hot... read more »
