Digital Twins and 3D Printing for Army Helicopters
We are seeing more and more stories at the intersection of 3D printing and Digital Twin / VR technology recently, especially it seems... read more »
Military
US Navy Researching Biodegradable, Disposable 3D Printed Polymer Structures
Are you concerned that your torpedos and other weapons of naval warfare are sinking to the bottom of the ocean and turning into... read more »
Australian Army Tests WarpSPEE3D Metal 3D Printing in the Bush
When a 3D printing company really wants to demonstrate that their manufacturing capabilities can keep up with (or outperform) the best of the... read more »
Military-spec Filament Produces Stronger 3D Printed Objects
The US military is no stranger to 3D printing, having supported and developed a plethora of AM breakthroughs. Though they certainly work with... read more »
Australian Navy Testing 3D Printers For Vessel Maintenance
The Royal Australian Navy is testing out a new pilot program involving 3D printing for vessel maintenance. In accordance with the program, the... read more »
Navy Engineer Develops Smart Parts For Naval Equipment Maintenance
Engineer Stephen Cox has developed a way to print 'smart parts' with embedded sensors and RFID tags that could alter the way the... read more »
3D Printed Saddles Keep Canadian Military Tradition Alive
The Canadian Lord Strathcona Horse Regiment is utilizing 3D printing to help keep a military tradition alive. By creating replica's of century-old horse... read more »
French Army 3D Print Spare Parts at Remote Bases
The French armed forces have been employing 3D printing to produce spare parts for far-off bases in regions such as Mali. Since procuring... read more »
Defense Innovation Lab Supporting R3 Printing With Grant
The Defense Innovation Lab (DiLab) has announced its plans to aid R3 Printing with manufacturing research and tech development. The former has received a... read more »
US Army Contracts 3D Systems to Develop World’s Largest Metal 3D Printer
3D Systems has been selected by the Combat Capabilities Development Command of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) to develop “the world’s largest,... read more »
FiT Platform: US Army Incorporates nScrypt’s Multi-process System
nScrypt's 3Dn-1000 FiT platform (Factory in a Tool) is far more than just a 3D printing device. As the name suggests, it is... read more »
US Army Converting Plastic Bottles to Printable Parts
Recycling isn't something one associates with the US army ordinarily. But when it comes to the battlefield, you take whatever resources you can... read more »
Relativity Space Secures Major Military Project for 3D Printing a Rocket
Relativity Space has just secured a military project with the Pentagon. This is a major step forward for their 3D printed rocket designs.... read more »
Research Group in India Develops Wearable Electronic Textiles With Military Applications
The National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology has made a new breakthrough in wearable electronic textiles. A research group is workshopping polyester-based... read more »
Harvard Researchers 3D Print Stretchable Wearable Electronics Using Hybrid Technique
With the use of hybrid 3D printing, researchers are creating types of electronics that we've never seen before. Case in point, wearable electronics.... read more »
Royal Navy Reveals the Nautilus 100 3D Printed Submarine Concept
The Nautilus 100 challenge brought 20 participants competing to produce the next big thing in underwater warfare. Throughout the challenge, UK Nest and... read more »
Researchers 3D Print Flexible Textiles For Development of Functional Objects
Textile printing has been a niche within additive manufacturing for quite some time. Since then, flexible materials like TPU have opened up a... read more »
How Kraken Sonar Quickly Prototyped an Underwater Drone
3D printing technology offers the ability to manufacture complex prototypes in a fast and cost-efficient manner. Axis Prototypes, a Canadian 3D printing service, recently... read more »
