3D printed metal and electronics company Optomec, has been awarded a NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to continue development of its Adaptive Laser Sintering System (ALSS). Used as a post processing system f [...]
Aerospace
British company GKN Aerospace has announced successful flight testing of a 3D printed titanium optical ice detector (OID) probe. The 3D printed probe was tested onboard the Atmospheric Research Aircraft (ARA) at the Facility for A [...]
CFM International, a joint venture between Safran and GE, has taken orders for 1,658 LEAP and CFM56 engines at this week’s Paris Air Show. Valuing the orders at book value means the deals for the 3D printing enabled engines are wo [...]
A metal turbine nozzle, 3D printed by French aerospace and defense company Safran (EPA:SAF), has been certified for flight by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Made from a nickel alloy, the nozzle is one of the core comp [...]
At its Plattsburgh facility in New York, Norwegian company Norsk Titanium has announced it will add 12 new metal 3D printers to its existing arsenal of Merke-IV machines. Making the announcement at the opening of this year's Paris [...]
Additive manufacturing will be used for large-scale production in the aerospace and defense industry under a newly announced collaboration between Dassault Systèmes and Airbus APWorks. Dassault Systèmes are leaders in 3D design so [...]
Minnesota-based 3D printing company, Stratasys has announced a new aerospace 3D printing certification solution. Referred to as the Fortus 900mc Aircraft Interiors Certification Solution, the system is centered around Stratasys' F [...]
French 3D printing company Prodways, a subsidiary of Groupe Gorge, has revealed the development of a new metal 3D printing process they are called Rapid Additive Forging (RAF). 3D Printing Industry spoke to Prodways to find out mo [...]
Metal 3D printing company Norsk Titanium has announced closing a significant investment from Triangle Holdings, affiliates of Fortress Investment Group. While Norsk Titanium has not disclosed the exact figure, Triangle Holdings ha [...]
The aerospace arm of British multinational GKN has signed an agreement with US research facility Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). As reported by Aviation Week, the five-year agreement will focus on additive manufacturing with [...]
